phenylethyl

noun

phenyl·​ethyl

: either of two univalent radicals derived from ethylbenzene by removal of one hydrogen atom from the side chain

especially : the beta or 2-derivative C₆H₅CH₂CH₂−

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + ethyl

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