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Word: Phenyl
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French phényle, from Greek phaino- ‘shining’ (because first used in names of compounds denoting by-products of the manufacture of gas used for illumination)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfiːnʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɛn(ɪ)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or denoting the radical —C₆H₅, derived from benzene by removal of a hydrogen atom
Short Definition:of radical —C ₆ H ₅
Examples:- a phenyl group
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