triphenylmethane

English

Etymology

From triphenyl +‎ methane.

Noun

triphenylmethane (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylmethanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C6H5)3CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.
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