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polyphenyl

polyphenyl noun: many phenyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

polyphenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Many phenyl groups in a molecule

Origin of polyphenyl

From poly- + phenyl.

Questions about polyphenyl

What does polyphenyl mean?
Polyphenyl means many phenyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is polyphenyl?
Polyphenyl is a noun.

Words near polyphenyl in the dictionary

  1. polyphenolics
  2. polyphenoloxidase
  3. polyphenoloxidases
  4. polyphenols
  5. polyphenotypic
  6. polyphenyl
  7. polyphenylalanine
  8. polyphenylalanines
  9. polyphenylene
  10. polyphenylene oxide
  11. polyphenylene sulfide

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