noun
- Plural of diphenyl; organic compounds consisting of two phenyl groups bonded together or to a central atom.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are synthetic diphenyls that were widely used in industrial applications.
- The chemist synthesized several diphenyls to test their thermal stability.
- Diphenyls are important intermediates in the production of various pharmaceuticals.
- The research focused on the properties of substituted diphenyls in organic synthesis.