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biphenyl

English

Etymology

bi- +? phenyl

Noun

biphenyl (countable and uncountable, plural biphenyls)

  1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
  2. (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

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naphthalene

English

Etymology

From naphtha +? -ene

Noun

naphthalene (usually uncountable, plural naphthalenes)

  1. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
  2. (organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

Hypernyms

(2-ring aromatic hydrocarbon):

  • acene

Coordinate terms

(2-ring aromatic hydrocarbon):

  • benzene (1-ring acene)
  • anthracene (3-ring acene)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • naphthalene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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