Meanings
nountriphenylmethyl (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylmethyls)
plural triphenylmethyls
- countableuncountablechemistryThe univalent radical (C₆H₅)₃C- that is used as a protecting group
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triphenylmethyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylmethyl
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“triphenylmethyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylmethyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triphenylmethyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylmethyl.
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