triphenylmethane

noun

tri·phe·nyl·meth·ane ˌtrī-ˌfe-nᵊl-ˈme-ˌthān

-ˌfē-

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C₆H₅)₃ that is the parent compound of many dyes

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circa 1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triphenylmethane was circa 1885

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triphenylmethane

noun

tri·phe·nyl·meth·ane ˌtrī-ˌfen-ᵊl-ˈmeth-ˌān, -ˌfēn-

: a crystalline hydrocarbon CH(C₆H₅)₃ that is the parent compound of many dyes

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