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dimethylbenzanthracene

dimethylbenzanthracene noun: any of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research.

Noun

dimethylbenzanthracene (plural dimethylbenzanthracenes)

  1. Any of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research

Forms of dimethylbenzanthracene

pluraldimethylbenzanthracenes

Origin of dimethylbenzanthracene

From di- + methyl + benzanthracene.

Questions about dimethylbenzanthracene

What does dimethylbenzanthracene mean?
Dimethylbenzanthracene means any of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research.
What part of speech is dimethylbenzanthracene?
Dimethylbenzanthracene is a noun.
What is the plural of dimethylbenzanthracene?
The plural of dimethylbenzanthracene is dimethylbenzanthracenes.

Words near dimethylbenzanthracene in the dictionary

  1. dimethylates
  2. dimethylating
  3. dimethylation
  4. dimethylations
  5. dimethylbenzaldehyde
  6. dimethylbenzanthracene
  7. dimethylbenzanthracenes
  8. dimethylbenzene
  9. dimethylbenzenes
  10. dimethylbenzimidazole
  11. dimethylbenzylamine

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