phenyl
See also: phényl
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- + -yl.
Pronunciation
edit- (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.n(ə)l/, /ˈfi(ː).n(ə)l/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfi(ː)ˌnaɪl/
- Rhymes: -ɛnəl, -iːnəl, (UK) -iːnaɪl
Noun
editphenyl (plural phenyls)
- (organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5) formally derived from benzene by the removal of a hydrogen atom, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
Derived terms
edit- adapalene
- alphenal
- alprazolam
- aminophenyl
- biphenyl
- bromophenyl
- bromophenyl
- carboxyphenyl
- carfecillin
- cefedrolor
- clomifene
- cyanophenyl
- darifenacin
- dichlorophenylphosphine
- diisopropylphenyl
- dinitrodiphenylamine
- diphenyl
- diphenylacetyl
- enalapril
- enilospirone
- febuxostat
- felbamate
- fendosal
- fengabine
- fluorophenyl
- halophenyl
- hydroxyphenyl
- ibuprofen
- iodophenyl
- iofendylate
- lofendazam
- mephenytoin
- methoxyphenyl
- methylenedioxyphenyl
- miconazole
- monophenyl
- nefazodone
- nitrophenyl
- oligophenyl
- pentaphenyl
- phenacaine
- phenetol
- phenibut
- pheno-
- phenone
- phenose
- phensuximide
- phenylacetaldehyde
- phenylacetic
- phenylacetone
- phenylacetylene
- phenylalanine
- phenylalkane
- phenylaniline
- phenylated
- phenyl azide
- phenylbenzene
- phenylboric
- phenylboronic
- phenylboronic acid
- phenylbutanoic
- phenylbutanoic acid
- phenylbutyrate
- phenylcarbinol
- phenylcoumarin
- phenyldiazirine
- phenylephedrine
- phenylephrine
- phenylethyl
- phenylethylamide
- phenylethylene
- phenylheptatriene
- phenylheptatriyne
- phenylhydrazine
- phenylhydrazone
- phenylhydroxylamine
- phenylic
- phenylindole
- phenylisothiocyanate
- phenyllithium
- phenyl mercaptan
- phenylmercurial
- phenylmercuric
- phenylmercury
- phenylmethane
- phenylmethyl
- phenylnitrone
- phenylosazone
- phenylpiperazine
- phenylpiperidine
- phenylpiracetam
- phenylpropane
- phenylpropene
- phenylpyrazole
- phenylpyrrole
- phenylpyruvate
- phenyltetrazolium
- phenylthiocarbamide
- phenylthiohydantoin
- phenylthiol
- phenylthiourea
- phenyltropane
- phenyracillin
- polyphenyl
- sildenafil
- tamoxifen
- terphenyl
- tetraphenyl
- tetraphenylborate
- tetraphenylphosphonium
- tetraphenylsilane
- thiophenyl
- tranylcypromine
- trichlorophenol
- trifluoromethylphenyl
- trihexyphenidyl
- trimethylphenyl
- trimethylphenylammonium
- triphenyl
- venlafaxine
Related terms
editTranslations
editunivalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)
See also
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with pheno-
- English terms suffixed with -yl
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛnəl
- Rhymes:English/ɛnəl/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/iːnəl
- Rhymes:English/iːnəl/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/iːnaɪl
- Rhymes:English/iːnaɪl/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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