triphenylmethane

noun tri·phe·nyl·meth·ane \ˌtrī-ˌfe-n^əl-ˈme-ˌthān, -ˌfē-\

Definition of TRIPHENYLMETHANE

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C₆H₅)₃ that is the parent compound of many dyes

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1885

Medical Dictionary

noun tri·phe·nyl·meth·ane \ˌtrī-ˌfen-^əl-ˈmeth-ˌān, -ˌfēn-\

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C₆H₅)₃ that is the parent compound of many dyes

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