Biphenyl Definition
bī-fĕnəl, -fēnəl
biphenyls
noun
A white or colorless crystalline compound, C12 H10 , used as a heat-transfer agent, in fungicides, and in organic synthesis.
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Webster's New World
(organic chemistry, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together.
Wiktionary
(organic chemistry, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs.
Halogenated biphenyls.
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