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triphenylmethane

noun
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Definition of triphenylmethane

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C6H5)3 that is the parent compound of many dyes

First Known Use of triphenylmethane

circa 1885, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for triphenylmethane

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triphenylmethane

noun
tri路​phe路​nyl路​meth路​ane | \ 藢tr墨-藢fen-岬妉-藞meth-藢膩n, -藢f膿n- How to pronounce triphenylmethane (audio) \

Medical Definition of triphenylmethane

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C6H5)3 that is the parent compound of many dyes

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