BIPHENYL


Meaning of BIPHENYL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)bī-ˈfe-n ə l, -ˈfē- ]

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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