English Explanatory Dictionary

biphenyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
  2. Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.

Word forms

biphenyl biphenyls

Etymology

From bi- + phenyl.

Synonyms

diphenyl E230 when used as a preservative lemonene

Related words

terphenyl

Derived words

aminobiphenyl chlorobiphenyl cyanobiphenyl decachlorobiphenyl dichlorobiphenyl heptachlorobiphenyl hexachlorobiphenyl monochlorobiphenyl nonachlorobiphenyl octachlorobiphenyl pentachlorobiphenyl polybrominated biphenyl polychlorinated biphenyl tetrachlorobiphenyl trichlorobiphenyl

Translations

Catalan: bifenil Chinese Mandarin: 聯苯 /联苯 Finnish: bifenyyli French: biphényle German: Biphenyl Hungarian: bifenil Italian: bifenile Japanese: ビフェニル Polish: bifenyl Spanish: bifenilo
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