diphenyl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diphenyl
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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In the mid-2000s, one class of chemicals, polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants, were gradually phased out of use due to concerns about their potential toxicity.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
The research found the levels of banned PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, in breast milk have declined some 70% over the past two decades.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Flame retardant chemicals, short-chain chlorinated paraffins and polybrominated diphenyl ethers disrupt endocrine function and negatively affect reproductive health.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2019
It certainly does not help that so many of the chemicals they produce have such terrifyingly long and alien names… polybrominated diphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane, for example.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2014
At Ludwigshafen the conversion to diphenyl arsinic acid occurred.
From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Victor Lefebure
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