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phenyl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfi.nl̩/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfɛn.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɛn.l̩/ (General-American)
  • /pʰɪˈnajl/ (South-Asia)
  • /ˈfiː.naɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Borrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- + -yl.

Meanings

  1. A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

Forms

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Deriveds

fenthion · triphenyl · phenylephedrine · phenyl mercaptan · phenose · phenylacetylene · phenyl azide · phensuximide · bromophenyl · phenylthiourea · diphenyl · alprazolam · phenylbutanoic · phenylindole · phenylpyrrole · phenyllithium · trichlorophenol · iodophenyl · trimethylphenylammonium · phenylisothiocyanate · phenylmethyl · tetraphenylborate · carfecillin · phenylacetamide · sildenafil · phenylcarbinol · monophenyl · phenylethyl · phenylhydroxylamine · phenylpyrazole · cyanophenyl · methoxyphenyl · tetraphenylsilane · phenylethylamine · phenylic · phenylpropene · hydroxyphenyl · phenacaine · alphenal · ibuprofen · fengabine · diisopropylphenyl · miconazole · phenylboric · felbamate · phenylthiol · phenylpiracetam · polyphenyl · clomifene · pheno- · enalapril · biphenyl · phenone · phenylacetaldehyde · phenetol · iofendylate · phenylethylamide · phenylhydrazine · febuxostat · phenylboronic acid · dichlorophenylphosphine · phenylpyruvate · phenylaniline · phenylbutanoic acid · phenylacetic · phenyldiazirine · pentaphenyl · aminophenyl · phenylbenzene · dimethoxyphenylpenicillin · phenylhydrazone · phenylmercurial · trifluoromethylphenyl · phenibut · phenylmercury · enilospirone · phenylated · diphenylacetyl · fluorophenyl · tamoxifen · tetraphenyl · phenylheptatriene · phenylnitrone · phenylalanine · phenylboronic · trimethylphenyl · phenylethylene · terphenyl · methylenedioxyphenyl · phenylalkane · halophenyl · phenylpiperidine · darifenacin · lofendazam · phenyltetrazolium · dinitrodiphenylamine · mephenytoin · tetraphenylphosphonium · diphenylhydantoin · trihexyphenidyl · phenylmethane · oligophenyl · phenylmercuric · phenylbutyrate · nitrophenyl · phenylthiohydantoin · phenylacetone · phenylthiocarbamide · phenylpiperazine · phenyracillin · cefedrolor · carboxyphenyl · phenylcoumarin · thiophenyl · phenyltropane · fendosal · phenylpropane · adapalene · phenylheptatriyne · venlafaxine · phenylephrine · phenylketone · phenylosazone · nefazodone · tranylcypromine

Relateds

pheno- · phenol

Translations (13)

yue 苯基 (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · fi fenyyliryhmä (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · bg фенил (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · pl fenyl (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · sv fenyl (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · cs fenyl (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · es fenilo (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · ca fenil (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · ja フェニル基 (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · cmn 苯基 (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · fi fenyyli (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · it fenile (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5)) · ko 페닐기 (univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5))