Meanings
nounterphenyl (plural terphenyls)
plural terphenyls
- chemistryA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₅-C₆H₄-C₆H₅, composed of three benzene rings in a row
Synonyms: diphenylbenzene
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₅-C₆H₄-C₆H₅, composed of three benzene rings in a row
Similar
diphenylbenzene
Origin
- Englishter-
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishterphenyl
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APA
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