TRIPHENYLMETHANE


Meaning of TRIPHENYLMETHANE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ tr ī - ˌ fe-n ə l- ' me- ˌ th ā n, - ˌ f ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1885

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C 6 H 5 ) 3 that is the parent compound of many dyes

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