phenylene

See also: phénylène

English

Noun

phenylene (plural phenylenes)

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

Derived terms

phenylenediamine
phenylene blue
phenylene brown
polyphenylene

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