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phenylene

phen·yl·ene
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fen-l-een, feen-]
    • /ˈfɛn lˌin, ˈfin-/
    • /fˌiːnaɪlˈiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fen-l-een, feen-]
    • /ˈfɛn lˌin, ˈfin-/

Definitions of phenylene word

  • adjective phenylene containing a phenylene group. 1
  • noun phenylene the benzene radical, C6H4, that is produced when two hydrogen atoms are taken away 0
  • noun phenylene the divalent radical C6H4, derived from benzene by displacement of two hydrogen atoms 0

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Origin of phenylene

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; phenyl + -ene

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Parts of speech for Phenylene

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phenylene popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

phenylene usage trend in Literature

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