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azaphenalene

azaphenalene noun: a tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group).

Noun

azaphenalene (countable and uncountable, plural azaphenalenes)

  1. A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group)

Forms of azaphenalene

pluralazaphenalenes

Origin of azaphenalene

From aza- + phenalene.

Questions about azaphenalene

What does azaphenalene mean?
Azaphenalene means a tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group).
What part of speech is azaphenalene?
Azaphenalene is a noun.
What is the plural of azaphenalene?
The plural of azaphenalene is azaphenalenes.

Words near azaphenalene in the dictionary

  1. azaparone
  2. azapeptide
  3. azapeptides
  4. azaperone
  5. azapetine
  6. azaphenalene
  7. azaphilic
  8. azaphilone
  9. azaphilones
  10. azaphosphatrane
  11. azaphosphatranes

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