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pentacene

pentacene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.

Noun

pentacene (countable and uncountable, plural pentacenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.

Forms of pentacene

pluralpentacenes

Origin of pentacene

From penta- + acene.

Words formed from pentacene

Questions about pentacene

What does pentacene mean?
Pentacene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.
What part of speech is pentacene?
Pentacene is a noun.
What is the plural of pentacene?
The plural of pentacene is pentacenes.

Words near pentacene in the dictionary

  1. pentacarpellate
  2. pentacation
  3. pentacationic
  4. pentacations
  5. pentacellular
  6. pentacene
  7. pentacenes
  8. pentacephalous
  9. pentacerotid
  10. pentacerotids
  11. pentacetate

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