Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two geometric isomers of ethene substituted with two phenyl groups, C14H12. The trans-isomer is a colorless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes and optical bleaches and as a phosphor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, C6H5CH:CHC6H5, prepared by the action of heated lead oxid on toluene. It crystallizes in large monoclinic plates, melts at 124° C., and boils at 306–307° C. Also called
toluylene and symmetrical diphenylethylene.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C14H12, produced artificially in large, fine crystals; -- called also
diphenyl ethylene ,toluylene , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry Either of two
isomeric hydrocarbons ,diphenyl ethylene , but especially thetrans isomer , used in the manufacture ofdyes and many other compounds.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Resveratrol is the best-known member of a family of compounds called stilbenes, the general name for which is stilbene synthase STS.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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The conversion of the stilbene molecule, which includes two benzene rings, between the cis - and trans - forms was observed by Zewail and his co-workers.
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The crystal structure confirms the expected binding orientation of the stilbene substructure and the anticipated conjugating amide bond.
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Finally, transfer of reducing equivalent from WhiB1 to GlgB disulfide was confirmed by 4-acetamido-4 'maleimidyl-stilbene-2, 2'-disulfonic acid trapping by the reduced disulfide of GlgB.
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Both mass spectrometry data of tryptic digests and in vitro labeling of cysteine residues with 4-acetamido-4 'maleimidyl-stilbene-2,
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Red wine contains a complex mixture of bioactive compounds, including flavonols, monomeric and polymeric flavan-3-ols, highly colored anthocyanins, as well as phenolic acids and the stilbene polyphenol, resveratrol.
Scientific Blogging 2009
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Red wine contains a complex mixture of bioactive compounds, including flavonols, monomeric and polymeric flavan-3-ols, highly colored anthocyanins, as well as phenolic acids and the stilbene polyphenol, resveratrol.
innovations-report 2009
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