Etymology

terphenyl

T1E1R1P3H4E1N1Y4L1

Today it means: A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₅-C₆H₄-C₆H₅, composed of three benzene rings in a row Full definition →

English phenyl ← French phényle
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The story

  1. Englishter-
  2. Frenchphényle
  3. Englishphenyl
  4. English todayterphenyl

From ter- + phenyl.

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