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phenylmethyl

phenylmethyl noun: benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂.

Noun

phenylmethyl

  1. Benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂
    • The name benzyl is an alternative name for the phenylmethyl group.1997, T.W. Graham Solomons, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, →ISBN, page 573

Origin of phenylmethyl

From phenyl + methyl.

Questions about phenylmethyl

What does phenylmethyl mean?
Phenylmethyl means benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂.
What part of speech is phenylmethyl?
Phenylmethyl is a noun.

Words near phenylmethyl in the dictionary

  1. phenylmercuriurea
  2. phenylmercury
  3. phenylmethane
  4. phenylmethanesulfonyl
  5. phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride
  6. phenylmethyl
  7. phenylmethylsulfonyl
  8. phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride
  9. phenylmethylsulphonyl
  10. phenylnitrone
  11. phenylnitrones

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