C6H5C6H5
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biphenyl — /buy fen l, feen l/, n. Chem. a water insoluble, pleasant smelling, colorless powder or white scales, C12H10, composed of two phenyl groups, from which benzidine dyes are derived: used chiefly as a heat transfer agent and in organic synthesis.… … Universalium
biphenyl — SYN: diphenyl. polychlorinated b. (PCB) b. in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms attached to ring carbons are replaced by chlorine atoms; a probable human carcingogen and teratogen. * * * bi·phe·nyl ( )bī fen əl, fēn n a white crystalline… … Medical dictionary
biphenyl — /baɪˈfɛnəl/ (say buy fenuhl), / ˈfinəl/ (say feenuhl) noun an aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H5C6H5, composed of two phenyl groups, of which the benzidine dyes are derivatives …
biphenyl — (ˈ)bī+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bi (I) + phenyl : a white crystalline hydrocarbon C6H5C6H5 obtained usually by heating vapors of benzene to about 800° C and used chiefly in a mixture with phenyl ether as an industrial… … Useful english dictionary
