diphenylmethane
noun
di·phen·yl·methane
Definition of diphenylmethane
: a crystalline hydrocarbon (C6H5)2CH2 that has an odor suggesting geranium, that is made usually from benzene (as by reaction with benzyl chloride), that is used chiefly as a perfume in soaps, and that is the parent of some synthetic dyes
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Origin and Etymology of diphenylmethane
International Scientific Vocabulary diphenyl + methane
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