phenylene
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of phenylene
Example Sentences
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Researchers utilized a gear-shaped molecule called triaryltriazine, which has a center triazine ring with three phenylene rings attached to it -- which act like the teeth of a gear.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024
The clutch stack arrangement of the triaryltriazine molecules enabled adjacent molecules to hook on to each other as the phenylene rings rotated, much like interlocking gears.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024
By attaching bulky, stationary molecules to the phenylene rings, researchers induced a "clutch stack" arrangement, where adjacent triaryltriazine molecules are rotated 60° from each other, rather than stacking in the same orientation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024
When the temperature was raised above a certain threshold, a different correlated motion was observed, in which phenylene rings underwent a 180° rotation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024
Glauber's salt, then diazotise and develop with 3 lb. resorcine and 1 lb. phenylene diamine.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
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