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trifluoromethylphenyl

trifluoromethylphenyl noun: any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives of the phenyl radical.

Noun

trifluoromethylphenyl (plural trifluoromethylphenyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives of the phenyl radical
    • n-Type organic field-effect transistors with very high electron mobility based on thiazole oligomers with trifluoromethylphenyl groups .2009 January 21, He Yan et al., “A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7230, →DOI, pages 679–686

Forms of trifluoromethylphenyl

pluraltrifluoromethylphenyls

Origin of trifluoromethylphenyl

From trifluoromethyl + phenyl.

Questions about trifluoromethylphenyl

What does trifluoromethylphenyl mean?
Trifluoromethylphenyl means any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives of the phenyl radical.
What part of speech is trifluoromethylphenyl?
Trifluoromethylphenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of trifluoromethylphenyl?
The plural of trifluoromethylphenyl is trifluoromethylphenyls.

Words near trifluoromethylphenyl in the dictionary

  1. trifluoromethylation
  2. trifluoromethylations
  3. trifluoromethylative
  4. trifluoromethylbenzoate
  5. trifluoromethylbenzoates
  6. trifluoromethylphenyl
  7. trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine
  8. trifluoromethylphenyls
  9. trifluoromethyls
  10. trifluoromethylseleno
  11. trifluoromethylthio

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