(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary diphenyl + methane
: a crystalline hydrocarbon (C 6 H 5 ) 2 CH 2 that has an odor suggesting geranium, that is made usually from benzene (as by reaction with benzyl chloride), that is used chiefly as a perfume in soaps, and that is the parent of some synthetic dyes