triphenylmethane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C₆H₅)₃CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.

Word forms

triphenylmethane triphenylmethanes

Etymology

From triphenyl + methane.

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