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acenaphthene

acenaphthene noun: a hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.

Noun

acenaphthene (plural acenaphthenes)

  1. A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.

Forms of acenaphthene

pluralacenaphthenes

Questions about acenaphthene

What does acenaphthene mean?
Acenaphthene means a hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
What part of speech is acenaphthene?
Acenaphthene is a noun.
What is the plural of acenaphthene?
The plural of acenaphthene is acenaphthenes.

Words near acenaphthene in the dictionary

  1. acemannan
  2. acemetacin
  3. acemisia
  4. Acemoglu
  5. Acemoğlu
  6. acenaphthene
  7. acenaphthenes
  8. acenaphthenyl
  9. acenaphthenyls
  10. acenaphthoquinone
  11. acenaphthoquinones

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