BIPHENYL


Meaning of BIPHENYL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )b ī - ' fe-n ə l, - ' f ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1923

: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C 6 H 5 ·C 6 H 5 used especially as a heat-transfer medium and in organic synthesis also : a derivative of biphenyl

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