Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

The Best Internet Slang

triphenylmethane

[trahy-fen-l-meth-eyn, -feen-] /traɪˌfɛn lˈmɛθ eɪn, -ˌfin-/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
Origin of triphenylmethane
1880-1885
First recorded in 1880-85; tri- + phenyl + methane
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
Cite This Source
Examples from the Web for triphenylmethane
Historical Examples

  • The introduction of malachite green marks another epoch in the history of the technology of the triphenylmethane colours.

    Coal Raphael Meldola
British Dictionary definitions for triphenylmethane

triphenylmethane

/traɪˌfiːnaɪlˈmiːθeɪn; -ˌfɛn-/
noun
1.
a colourless crystalline solid used for the preparation of many dyes. Formula: (C6H5)3CH
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Difficulty index for triphenylmethane

Few English speakers likely know this word

Word Value for triphenylmethane

0
31
Scrabble Words With Friends

Nearby words for triphenylmethane

The BEST INSULTS are ones your enemies have to look up.