biphenyl.
A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
Meaning & usage
A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.
halogenated biphenyls
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl English biphenyl From bi- + phenyl.
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