triphenylcarbinol
noun
tri·phenyl·carbinol
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Definition of triphenylcarbinol
: a crystalline alcohol (C6H5)3COH made by reaction of methyl benzoate or benzophenone with phenyl-magnesium bromide and converted by acetyl chloride or hydrogen chloride into triphenylmethyl chloride — compare triphenylmethyl
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