biphenyl

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biphenyl

noun biphenyls

  1. uncountable A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₁₀, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond.
  2. countable Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs. halogenated biphenyls

Similar: diphenyl, E230 when used as a preservative, lemonene

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noun organic compound

Españolbifenilo
日本語ビフェニル bifeniru
中文聯苯 /联苯 liánběn
Françaisbiphényle
DeutschBiphenyl
Italianobifenile

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@misc{biphenyl_2026,
  title = {biphenyl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biphenyl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}