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phenyllithium

phenyllithium noun: an organometallic agent with the empirical formula C₆H₅Li.

Noun

phenyllithium (uncountable)

  1. An organometallic agent with the empirical formula C₆H₅Li.

Origin of phenyllithium

From phenyl + lithium.

Questions about phenyllithium

What does phenyllithium mean?
Phenyllithium means an organometallic agent with the empirical formula C₆H₅Li.
What part of speech is phenyllithium?
Phenyllithium is a noun.

Words near phenyllithium in the dictionary

  1. phenylketonuric
  2. phenylketonurics
  3. phenyllactate
  4. phenyllactates
  5. phenyllactic acid
  6. phenyllithium
  7. phenylmagnesium bromide
  8. phenylmercurial
  9. phenylmercuric
  10. phenylmercuries
  11. phenylmercuriurea

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