diphenylmethane
noun
di·phen·yl·methane
: a crystalline hydrocarbon (C6H5)2CH2 that has an odor suggesting geranium, that is made usually from benzene (as by reaction with benzyl chloride), that is used chiefly as a perfume in soaps, and that is the parent of some synthetic dyes
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary diphenyl + methane