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triphenylmethyl

triphenylmethyl noun: the univalent radical (C₆H₅)₃C- that is used as a protecting group.

Noun

triphenylmethyl (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylmethyls)

  1. The univalent radical (C₆H₅)₃C- that is used as a protecting group

Forms of triphenylmethyl

pluraltriphenylmethyls

Questions about triphenylmethyl

What does triphenylmethyl mean?
Triphenylmethyl means the univalent radical (C₆H₅)₃C- that is used as a protecting group.
What part of speech is triphenylmethyl?
Triphenylmethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of triphenylmethyl?
The plural of triphenylmethyl is triphenylmethyls.

Words near triphenylmethyl in the dictionary

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

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