Hypertext Webster Gateway: "phenyl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. ? to bring to light + -yl: cf. F.
ph['e]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of
illuminating gas.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential
residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of
aromatic derivatives.
{Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid.
{Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base ({C6H5.N2H3})
produced artificially as a colorless oil which unites with
acids, ketones, etc., to form well-crystallized compounds.
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