diphenyl

[dahy-fen-l, -feen-l]

di·phen·yl

[dahy-fen-l, -feen-l]
noun Chemistry.

Origin:
1860–65
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Diphenyl is always a great word to know.
So is aromatic. Does it mean:
pertaining to an aromatic compound, which contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization
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diphenyl (daɪˈfiːnaɪl, -nɪl, -ˈfɛnɪl)
 
n
another name for biphenyl

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diphenyl di·phen·yl (dī-fěn'əl, -fē'nəl)
n.
See biphenyl.

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diphenyl

an aromatic hydrocarbon, used alone or with diphenyl ether as a heat-transfer fluid; chemical formula, C6H5C6H5. It may be isolated from coal tar; in the United States, it is manufactured on a large scale by the thermal dehydrogenation of benzene.

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