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cycloparaphenylene

cycloparaphenylene noun: any of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube.

Noun

cycloparaphenylene (plural cycloparaphenylenes)

  1. Any of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube

Forms of cycloparaphenylene

pluralcycloparaphenylenes

Origin of cycloparaphenylene

From cyclo- + para- + phenylene.

Questions about cycloparaphenylene

What does cycloparaphenylene mean?
Cycloparaphenylene means any of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube.
What part of speech is cycloparaphenylene?
Cycloparaphenylene is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloparaphenylene?
The plural of cycloparaphenylene is cycloparaphenylenes.

Words near cycloparaphenylene in the dictionary

  1. cyclopalladations
  2. cyclopamine
  3. cycloparaffin
  4. cycloparaffinic
  5. cycloparaffins
  6. cycloparaphenylene
  7. cycloparaphenylenes
  8. cyclopean
  9. Cyclopean architecture
  10. cyclopean stairs
  11. cyclopedia

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