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phenyl


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phenyl  \Phe"nyl\,  n.  [Gr.  ?  to  bring  to  light  +  -yl:  cf  F. 
  ph['e]nyle.  So  called  because  it  is  a  by-product  of 
  illuminating  gas.]  (Chem.) 
  A  hydrocarbon  radical  ({C6H5})  regarded  as  the  essential 
  residue  of  benzene,  and  the  basis  of  an  immense  number  of 
  aromatic  derivatives. 
 
  {Phenyl  hydrate}  (Chem.),  phenol  or  carbolic  acid. 
 
  {Phenyl  hydrazine}  (Chem.),  a  nitrogenous  base  ({C6H5.N2H3}) 
  produced  artificially  as  a  colorless  oil  which  unites  with 
  acids,  ketones,  etc.,  to  form  well-crystallized  compounds. 




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