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chrysene

/ˈkɹaɪsiːn/

chrysene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings.

Noun

chrysene (countable and uncountable, plural chrysenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings

Forms of chrysene

pluralchrysenes

Words formed from chrysene

Questions about chrysene

What does chrysene mean?
Chrysene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings.
What part of speech is chrysene?
Chrysene is a noun.
How do you pronounce chrysene?
Chrysene is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪsiːn/.
What is the plural of chrysene?
The plural of chrysene is chrysenes.

Words near chrysene in the dictionary

  1. chrysazin
  2. chrysazine
  3. Chryseis
  4. chryselectrum
  5. chryselephantine
  6. chrysene
  7. chrysenequinone
  8. chrysenequinones
  9. chrysenes
  10. chrysenone
  11. chrysenylene

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