biphenyl

See also: Biphenyl

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ phenyl

Noun

biphenyl (countable and uncountable, plural biphenyls)

(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
halogenated biphenyls

Synonyms

diphenyl
E230 when used as a preservative
lemonene

Derived terms

Related terms

terphenyl

Translations

organic compound

Catalan: bifenil m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 聯苯／联苯 (liánběn)
Finnish: bifenyyli
French: biphényle (fr) m
German: Biphenyl n
Hungarian: bifenil (hu)
Italian: bifenile m
Japanese: ビフェニル (bifeniru)
Polish: bifenyl (pl) m
Spanish: bifenilo m

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