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ovalene

ovalene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.

ovalene: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings
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Noun

ovalene (plural ovalenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.

Synonyms of ovalene

Forms of ovalene

pluralovalenes

Origin of ovalene

From oval + -ene.

Words formed from ovalene

Questions about ovalene

What does ovalene mean?
Ovalene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.
What part of speech is ovalene?
Ovalene is a noun.
What is the plural of ovalene?
The plural of ovalene is ovalenes.

Words near ovalene in the dictionary

  1. oval windows
  2. oval-shaped
  3. ovalbumen
  4. ovalbumin
  5. ovalbumins
  6. ovalene
  7. ovalenes
  8. ovalentarian
  9. ovalentarians
  10. ovalenyl
  11. ovalescent

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