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triphenylmethane definition

tri·phenyl·meth·ane (trī fen′əl met̸h′ān, -fē′nəl-)

noun

a colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, CH(CH), used in organic synthesis and in making dyes

Etymology: tri- + phenyl + methane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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