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gossipry (iou) and phenylbenzene (medicine)


gossipry (iou)



gossipry noun. E16.
[from GOSSIP noun + -RY.]
Spiritual relationship: = GOSSIPRED 1. obsolete exc. Hist. E16.
The practice of gossiping; small talk, gossip. E19.
b. A body of gossips. M19.

phenylbenzene (medicine)


phenylbenzene -->
diphenyl
<chemistry> A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united.

Origin: Pref. Di- + phenyl.

Source: Websters Dictionary