phenylmethyl

P3H4E1N1Y4L1M3E1T1H4Y4L1

noun

Benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryBenzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C₆H₅CH₂

    The name benzyl is an alternative name for the phenylmethyl group.

    1997, T.W. Graham Solomons, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, →ISBN, page 573

Origin

From phenyl + methyl.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

methylphenyl
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