English Explanatory Dictionary

phenyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiː.naɪl/ /ˈfɛn.l̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phenyl.wav /ˈfi.nl̩/ /pʰɪˈnajl/

Word forms

phenyl phenyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Borrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- + -yl.

Related words

pheno- phenol

Derived words

adapalene alphenal alprazolam aminophenyl biphenyl bromophenyl carboxyphenyl carfecillin cefedrolor clomifene cyanophenyl darifenacin dichlorophenylphosphine diisopropylphenyl dimethoxyphenylpenicillin dinitrodiphenylamine diphenyl diphenylacetyl diphenylhydantoin enalapril enilospirone febuxostat felbamate fendosal fengabine fenthion fluorophenyl halophenyl hydroxyphenyl ibuprofen iodophenyl iofendylate lofendazam mephenytoin methoxyphenyl methylenedioxyphenyl miconazole monophenyl nefazodone nitrophenyl oligophenyl pentaphenyl phenacaine phenetol phenibut pheno- phenone phenose phensuximide phenylacetaldehyde phenylacetamide phenylacetic phenylacetone phenylacetylene phenylalanine phenylalkane phenylaniline phenylated phenyl azide phenylbenzene
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