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acene

/ˈeɪsiːn/

acene noun: any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings.

Noun

acene (plural acenes)

  1. Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings.

Forms of acene

pluralacenes

Origin of acene

Clipping of anthracene.

Words formed from acene

Words that rhyme with acene

Questions about acene

What does acene mean?
Acene means any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings.
What part of speech is acene?
Acene is a noun.
How do you pronounce acene?
Acene is pronounced /ˈeɪsiːn/.
What is the plural of acene?
The plural of acene is acenes.

Words near acene in the dictionary

  1. acenaphthenyls
  2. acenaphthoquinone
  3. acenaphthoquinones
  4. acenaphthylene
  5. acenaphthylenes
  6. acene
  7. acenes
  8. aceness
  9. acenesthesia
  10. acenesthesias
  11. aceneuramic acid

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