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Word: Phenylene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century. From phenyl + -ene
Definition:
Originally: a supposed hydrocarbon having the formula C₆ H₄. Now: each of three divalent radicals —C₆ H₄ —, derived from benzene by the loss of two hydrogen atoms. Usually attributive or in the names of chemical compounds.
