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🧪 With two phenyls 🧬 A chemical group
diphenyl

diphenyl

9.8
Having two benzene rings in its chemical structure
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪfɪnɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : difeno
  • Researchers are exploring the properties of diphenyl derivatives for potential applications in materials science.

Examples

  • The scientist synthesized a diphenyl compound to study its effects on human cells.

  • And by the way, it's dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane, all right, I believe is how you pronounce it.

  • It's picking up diphenyl compounds and tetrahydrocarbons.

    Runaway (1984)

  • In organic chemistry, a diphenyl structure can enhance the stability of certain molecules.

Surface Forms

diphenyl positive

Morphology

diphenyl = phenyl (transparent) = di + phenyl

Standard chemical formation: 'di-' means two and combines with the base 'phenyl' to indicate two phenyl groups.

Etymology

Diphenyl comes from the parts di- meaning 'two' and phenyl, the chemist's name for a benzene ring. So, as an adjective, diphenyl describes something that contains 'two benzene rings' in its structure.