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Phenylene

Phe′nyl-ene

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
A hypothetic radical (
C6H4
) occurring in certain derivatives of benzene;
as,
phenylene
diamine
.

Definition 2024


phenylene

phenylene

See also: phénylène

English

Noun

phenylene (plural phenylenes)

  1. (chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.

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