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Etymology

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From phenyl +‎ methyl.

Noun

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phenylmethyl

  1. (organic chemistry) Benzyl: the cyclic radical, ion or functional group having the formula C6H5CH2
    • 1997, T.W. Graham Solomons, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry[1], →ISBN, page 573:
      The name benzyl is an alternative name for the phenylmethyl group.
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