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phagraphene

phagraphene noun: a two-dimensional form of graphene, the allotrope of carbon found in graphite, with 5/6/7-sided rings instead of just the 6-sided ones found in conventional graphene.

Noun

phagraphene (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A two-dimensional form of graphene, the allotrope of carbon found in graphite, with 5/6/7-sided rings instead of just the 6-sided ones found in conventional graphene.
    Synonyms:
    penta-hexa-hepta-graphene

Synonyms of phagraphene

  • penta-hexa-hepta-graphene

Origin of phagraphene

Contraction of penta-hexa-hepta-graphene, penta- + hexa- + hepta- + graphene from the ring structures of phagraphene, having five-, six-, and seven-sided rings in the macromolecular structure.

Questions about phagraphene

What does phagraphene mean?
Phagraphene means a two-dimensional form of graphene, the allotrope of carbon found in graphite, with 5/6/7-sided rings instead of just the 6-sided ones found in conventional graphene.
What part of speech is phagraphene?
Phagraphene is a noun.

Words near phagraphene in the dictionary

  1. phagotrophs
  2. phagotrophy
  3. phagotype
  4. phagotypes
  5. phagotyping
  6. phagraphene
  7. Phags-pa
  8. phaguette
  9. phaguettes
  10. Phagun
  11. Phagwa

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