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triphenylmethane

triphenylmethane noun: the hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C₆H₅)₃CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.

Noun

triphenylmethane (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylmethanes)

  1. The hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C₆H₅)₃CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.

Forms of triphenylmethane

pluraltriphenylmethanes

Origin of triphenylmethane

From triphenyl + methane.

Questions about triphenylmethane

What does triphenylmethane mean?
Triphenylmethane means the hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C₆H₅)₃CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.
What part of speech is triphenylmethane?
Triphenylmethane is a noun.
What is the plural of triphenylmethane?
The plural of triphenylmethane is triphenylmethanes.

Words near triphenylmethane in the dictionary

  1. triphenylenes
  2. triphenylethylene
  3. triphenylethylenes
  4. triphenylformazan
  5. triphenylguanidine
  6. triphenylmethane
  7. triphenylmethanes
  8. triphenylmethanol
  9. triphenylmethyl
  10. triphenylmethylium
  11. triphenylmethyls

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