diphenylmethanol

noun

A secondary alcohol used in perfume and pharmaceutical manufacture, an irritant to the eyes, skin and respiratory system.

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Meanings

noundiphenylmethanol (countable and uncountable, plural diphenylmethanols)

plural diphenylmethanols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA secondary alcohol used in perfume and pharmaceutical manufacture, an irritant to the eyes, skin and respiratory system.

Origin

From diphenyl + methanol.

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APA

diphenylmethanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphenylmethanol

MLA

“diphenylmethanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphenylmethanol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diphenylmethanol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphenylmethanol.

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