[ˈfɛn(ɪ)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- of or denoting the radical —C₆H₅, derived from benzene by removal of a hydrogen atom
(e.g: a phenyl group)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French phényle, from Greek phaino- ‘shining’ (because first used in names of compounds denoting by-products of the manufacture of gas used for illumination)