Definition of phenyl in English:

noun

• Of or denoting the radical —C₆H₅, derived from benzene by removal of a hydrogen atom.

  ‘a phenyl group’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The composition of peptides was determined by amino acid analysis using the phenyl isothiocyanate method.’
  • ‘Polychlorinated biphenyls are a family of 209 congeners with 2 linked phenyl rings and variable chlorination.’
  • ‘We also varied the end group of the trichlorosilyl surfactant, using an amine, vinyl, bromo, or phenyl group to provide other surfaces of differing hydrophobicity.’
  • ‘The long hydrophobic tail of vinyl butyrate was placed along the hydrophobic cleft of the active site, while the bulky phenyl ring was fitted on the opposite side.’
  • ‘Benzamidine bound to trypsin has a buried positively charged amidinium group and a more solvent-accessible nonpolar phenyl ring.’