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phenyls

phenyls is the plural of phenyl.

Meaning of phenyl

Noun

phenyl (plural phenyls)

  1. A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

Questions about phenyls

What is phenyls the plural of?
Phenyls is the plural of phenyl.

Words near phenyls in the dictionary

  1. phenylpyridines
  2. phenylpyrrole
  3. phenylpyrroles
  4. phenylpyruvate
  5. phenylpyruvates
  6. phenyls
  7. phenylselenide
  8. phenylselenides
  9. phenylsilane
  10. phenylsilatrane
  11. phenylsuccinate

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