biphenyl

noun bi·phe·nyl \(ˌ)bī-ˈfe-n^əl, -ˈfē-\

Definition of BIPHENYL

: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C₆H₅·C₆H₅ used especially as a heat-transfer medium and in organic synthesis; also : a derivative of biphenyl

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

noun bi·phe·nyl \(ˈ)bī-ˈfen-^əl, -ˈfēn-\

: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C₆H₅C₆H₅—called also diphenyl

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