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biphenyl

The correct spelling is biphenyl.

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noun

Say it like: Bif-eny-l

The correct spelling is biphenyl. A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond For example: "halogenated biphenyls"

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halogenated biphenyls

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond
  2. 2.Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs

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