Where does “diphenyleneiodonium” come from?

diphenyleneiodonium (English) comes from English diphenylene — biphenylene.

diphenyleneiodonium (English): An aromatic heterocyclic cation composed of two...

Definitions

  1. An aromatic heterocyclic cation composed of two...

Ancestry of “diphenyleneiodonium”, step by step

diphenyleneiodonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diphenylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdiphenylenebiphenylene

via English iodonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiodoniumThe univalent HI cation, derived from iodane; Any...
Every word from English diphenylene