English Explanatory Dictionary

triphenyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Three phenyl groups in a compound
  2. An oligophenyl having three benzene rings

Word forms

triphenyl triphenyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 English triphenyl From tri- + phenyl.

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