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Where does “phenylene” come from?

phenylene (English): Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals...

Definitions

Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals...

Words derived from “phenylene”

polyphenylene
phenylenevinylene
triphenylene
paraphenylene
oligophenylene
tetraphenylene
polyphenylenevinylene
orthophenylene
phenylenedicarbene
oligoparaphenylene
oligophenylenevinylene
cycloparaphenylene

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