Definitions For Biphenyl

Noun

BIPHENYL. (countable and uncountable, plural BIPHENYLs) (organic compound, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond (organic compound, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as pcbs : halogenated biphenyls

Synonyms

diphenyl E230 when used as a preservative lemonene

Derived terms

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Related terms

terphenyl

Translations

Catalan: bifenil, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 聯苯, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 联苯 (liánběn, sc=Hani) Finnish: bifenyyli French: biphényle, m German: Biphenyl, n Hungarian: bifenil Italian: bifenile, m Japanese: ビフェニル (bifeniru, sc=Jpan) Polish: bifenyl, m Spanish: bifenilo, m

Etymology

bi + phenyl