triphen-, tripheno- Chem.
[f. tri- 5 + phen-, pheno-.]
A formative of names of compounds containing three radical groups formed from the benzene or phene group, C6H6, by loss of hydrogen atoms; e.g. triˈphenazine, C6H4{btr1}N{bbr1}{bbr1}{Ndotab}{btr1}C6H2{btr1}N{bbr1}{bbr1}{Ndotab}{btr1}C6H4.
| 1890 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LVIII. 491 The dye..regarded by the author as triphenodioxazine. 1892 Muir & Morley Watts' Dict. Chem. III. 830 Triphenazine Dihydride C18H12N4. |