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hexabenzocoronene

hexabenzocoronene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring. Also the ellipsis of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene.

hexabenzocoronene: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available...
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Noun

hexabenzocoronene (uncountable)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring

Also used as

hexabenzocoronene is also the ellipsis of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene.

Synonyms of hexabenzocoronene

Origin of hexabenzocoronene

From hexa- + benzo- + coronene. From having an additional 6 benzene rings fused to a coronene.

Words formed from hexabenzocoronene

Questions about hexabenzocoronene

What does hexabenzocoronene mean?
Hexabenzocoronene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring.
What part of speech is hexabenzocoronene?
Hexabenzocoronene is a noun.

Words near hexabenzocoronene in the dictionary

  1. hexaazide
  2. hexabarium
  3. hexabasic
  4. hexabenzobenzene
  5. hexabenzobenzenes
  6. hexabenzocoronene
  7. hexabismuth
  8. hexaboride
  9. hexaborides
  10. hexabothriid
  11. hexabothriids

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