English Explanatory Dictionary

phenylpropene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of phenylpropanoids in which a benzene ring has an allyl group attached to it. They are precursors for a variety of insecticides.

Word forms

phenylpropene phenylpropenes

Etymology

From phenyl + propene.

Synonyms

allylbenzene propenylphenol
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