phenyl

[ fen-l, feen-l ]

/ ˈfɛn l, ˈfin l /

adjective Chemistry.

Nearby words

phenoxybenzamine, phenozygous, phenprobamate, phentermine, phentolamine, phenyl, phenyl acetate, phenyl group, phenyl isocyanate, phenyl valerate, phenylacetaldehyde

Origin of phenyl

First recorded in 1840–50; phen- + -yl

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Examples from the Web for phenyl

The first of these is benzyl chloride, the second benzal chloride, and the third benzotrichloride or phenyl chloroform.
Coal|Raphael Meldola
He is much excited during this semi-sleeping state, and repeats continually, "Phenyl, phenyl."
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud
Phenyl derivatives of simple amines are sometimes found in plants.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
For example, glucose reacts with phenyl hydrazine in acetic acid solution, in two stages.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Aniline is sometimes so named on account of its relation to the phenyl series.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for phenyl

phenyl

/ (ˈfiːnaɪl, ˈfɛnɪl) /

noun

(modifier) of, containing, or consisting of the monovalent group C 6 H 5, derived from benzenea phenyl group or radical

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Word Origin and History for phenyl

phenyl

radical base of phenol, 1850, from French phényle; see pheno-.

Medicine definitions for phenyl

phenyl

[ fen′il ]

n.

The univalent radical of phenol.

Science definitions for phenyl

phenyl

[ fĕn′əl, fē′nəl ]

The radical C6H5, derived from benzene by the removal of one hydrogen atom.