Definition of Phenoxy

1. Noun. (organic chemistry especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phenoxy

1. containing a radical derived from phenol [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phenoxy

phenotypic value
phenotypical
phenotypically
phenotyping
phenoxaphosphine
phenoxaphosphines
phenoxaphosphinine
phenoxaphosphinines
phenoxathiine
phenoxathiines
phenoxazine
phenoxazines
phenoxazone
phenoxide
phenoxides
phenoxy (current term)
phenoxyacid
phenoxyacids
phenoxybenzamine
phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride
phenoxybenzoate dioxygenase
phenoxyethanol
phenoxyethanols
phenoxyl
phenoxymethyl penicillin
phenoxymethylpenicillin
phenoxymethylpenicillin amidohydrolase
phenoxypropazine
phenoxypropylpenicillin
phenoxys

Literary usage of Phenoxy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Electrical Conductivity and Ionization Constants of Organic Compounds: A by Heyward Scudder (1914)
"A at 25°, A(32) = 64.7, (1024) = 74.8; 1368a. o-phenoxy-butyric acid. ... mp 97.5°-98.2°; 193. o-phenoxy-propionic acid. (Lactic acid phenyl ether). ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"... rearrangement with respect to but one of the phenoxy groups (II). ... to but one phenoxy group when subjected to the action of acid at room temperature, ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1903)
"Action of Acetoacetic Ester on Phenyl Picrate.—In an earlier paper (Am. Chem. Journ., xvii., 597) from this laboratory it was shown that the phenoxy groups ..."

4. 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders During edited by Barry Leonard (2000)
"... 2765 152 phenoxy pesticide, solid, poisonous 2765 152 phenoxy pesticide, solid, ... 131 phenoxy pesticide, liquid, flammable, poisonous 2766 131 phenoxy ..."

5. Papers and Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Conference on Agricultural edited by Melvin L. Myers (1994)
"Hardell L, Eriksson M, Lenner P, Lungren E. Malignant lymphoma and exposure to chemicals, especially organic solvents, chlorophenols, and phenoxy acids: A ..."

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