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triphenylmethanol

triphenylmethanol noun: an aromatic organic compound, a white crystalline solid that produces an intense yellow colour in strongly acidic solutions.

Noun

triphenylmethanol (uncountable)

  1. An aromatic organic compound, a white crystalline solid that produces an intense yellow colour in strongly acidic solutions.

Synonyms of triphenylmethanol

Origin of triphenylmethanol

From triphenyl + methanol.

Questions about triphenylmethanol

What does triphenylmethanol mean?
Triphenylmethanol means an aromatic organic compound, a white crystalline solid that produces an intense yellow colour in strongly acidic solutions.
What part of speech is triphenylmethanol?
Triphenylmethanol is a noun.

Words near triphenylmethanol in the dictionary

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

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