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phenylene definition

phenyl·ene (fen′ə lēn′, fē′nə-)

noun

the divalent radical CH, derived from benzene by displacement of two hydrogen atoms

Etymology: phenyl + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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