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perilene

perilene is the alternative spelling of perylene.

Meaning of perylene

Noun

perylene (plural perylenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two molecules of naphthalene fused together; it is used in light-emitting diodes.

Questions about perilene

What is perilene the alternative spelling of?
Perilene is the alternative spelling of perylene.

Words near perilene in the dictionary

  1. perilacustrine
  2. perilampid
  3. perilampids
  4. perilaryngeal
  5. periled
  6. perilene
  7. perilenequinone
  8. perilenticular
  9. perilesion
  10. perilesional
  11. perilesionally

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