quaterphenyl

noun

qua·​ter·​phenyl

: any of several crystalline aromatic hydrocarbons C₆H₅(C₆H₄)₂C₆H₅ that contain a sequence of four benzene rings in the molecule

especially : the isomer whose central rings are attached at para positions and which is made by pyrolysis of biphenyl

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary quater- + phenyl

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