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phenylic

phenylic adjective: pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.

Adjective

phenylic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
    • phenylic acid
    • phenylic cyanate

Origin of phenylic

From phenyl + -ic.

Questions about phenylic

What does phenylic mean?
Phenylic means pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
What part of speech is phenylic?
Phenylic is an adjective.

Words near phenylic in the dictionary

  1. phenylhydrazone
  2. phenylhydrazones
  3. phenylhydrazyl
  4. phenylhydroxylamine
  5. phenylhydroxylamines
  6. phenylic
  7. phenylimino
  8. phenyliminos
  9. phenylindanedione
  10. phenylindole
  11. phenylindoles

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