terphenyl
noun
terphenyl is spelled T-E-R-P-H-E-N-Y-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terphenyl means “A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₅-C₆H₄-C₆H₅, composed of three benzene rings in a row” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terphenyl is terphenyls.
How many letters and syllables are in terphenyl?
| Letters | 9: T-E-R-P-H-E-N-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is terphenyl?
Terphenyl appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of terphenyl
- terphenyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terphenyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, C₆H₅-C₆H₄-C₆H₅, composed of three benzene rings in a row
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does terphenyl come from?
From ter- + phenyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).