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triphenyl

triphenyl noun: three phenyl groups in a compound.

Noun

triphenyl (countable and uncountable, plural triphenyls)

  1. (in-compounds) Three phenyl groups in a compound
  2. An oligophenyl having three benzene rings

Forms of triphenyl

pluraltriphenyls

Origin of triphenyl

From tri- + phenyl.

Words formed from triphenyl

Questions about triphenyl

What does triphenyl mean?
Triphenyl means three phenyl groups in a compound.
What part of speech is triphenyl?
Triphenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of triphenyl?
The plural of triphenyl is triphenyls.

Words near triphenyl in the dictionary

  1. triphasers
  2. triphasiaxanthin
  3. triphasic
  4. triphasically
  5. triphenin
  6. triphenyl
  7. triphenylaluminium
  8. triphenylamine
  9. triphenylamines
  10. triphenylantimony
  11. triphenylcarbinol

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