phenyl

Borrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- +‎ -yl.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɪl/, /ˈfinɪl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfiːnaɪl/, /ˈfiːnɪl/

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• (Indic) IPA^(key): /pʰeˈnajl/, /pʰiˈnajl/, /f-/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɪl, -iːnɪl, -iːnaɪl

phenyl (plural phenyls)

1. (organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

May be called by the chemical symbol Ph or Φ.

• pheno-
• phenol

• cyclohexyl