circumcoronene
circumcoronene noun: an aromatic hexagonal flat sheet molecule composed of fused benzene rings, 3 benzene rings to a side, 19 rings to a sheet. An outer ring of 12 fused benzene rings surrounds the core coronene. Circumcoronene has the molecular formula C₅₄H₁₈.
Noun
circumcoronene (plural circumcoronenes)
- An aromatic hexagonal flat sheet molecule composed of fused benzene rings, 3 benzene rings to a side, 19 rings to a sheet. An outer ring of 12 fused benzene rings surrounds the core coronene. Circumcoronene has the molecular formula C₅₄H₁₈
- Synonyms:
- dodecabenzocoronene, DBC
Synonyms of circumcoronene
Forms of circumcoronene
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Origin of circumcoronene
From circum- + coronene. From the coronene molecule's ring of fused benzene rings being completely enclosed around its circumference by another outer ring of fused benzene rings.
Words formed from circumcoronene
- circumcircumcoronene
- hexabenzocircumcoronene
- dodecabenzocircumcoronene
- octadecabenzocircumcoronene
Questions about circumcoronene
- What does circumcoronene mean?
- Circumcoronene means an aromatic hexagonal flat sheet molecule composed of fused benzene rings, 3 benzene rings to a side, 19 rings to a sheet. An outer ring of 12 fused benzene rings surrounds the core coronene. Circumcoronene has the molecular formula C₅₄H₁₈.
- What part of speech is circumcoronene?
- Circumcoronene is a noun.
- What is the plural of circumcoronene?
- The plural of circumcoronene is circumcoronenes.
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