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triphenylphosphine

triphenylphosphine noun: the aromatic compound (C₆H₅)₃P, that is used in the synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds.

Noun

triphenylphosphine (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylphosphines)

  1. The aromatic compound (C₆H₅)₃P, that is used in the synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds.

Forms of triphenylphosphine

pluraltriphenylphosphines

Words formed from triphenylphosphine

  • triphenylphosphine oxide

Questions about triphenylphosphine

What does triphenylphosphine mean?
Triphenylphosphine means the aromatic compound (C₆H₅)₃P, that is used in the synthesis of organic and organometallic compounds.
What part of speech is triphenylphosphine?
Triphenylphosphine is a noun.
What is the plural of triphenylphosphine?
The plural of triphenylphosphine is triphenylphosphines.

Words near triphenylphosphine in the dictionary

  1. triphenylmethyl
  2. triphenylmethylium
  3. triphenylmethyls
  4. triphenylphosphane
  5. triphenylphosphate
  6. triphenylphosphine
  7. triphenylphosphines
  8. triphenylphosphonium
  9. triphenylphosphoniums
  10. triphenyls
  11. triphenylsilanamine

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