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phenacene

phenacene noun: any of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons differing from the acenes in having a zig-zag structure.

Noun

phenacene (plural phenacenes)

  1. Any of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons differing from the acenes in having a zig-zag structure

Forms of phenacene

pluralphenacenes

Questions about phenacene

What does phenacene mean?
Phenacene means any of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons differing from the acenes in having a zig-zag structure.
What part of speech is phenacene?
Phenacene is a noun.
What is the plural of phenacene?
The plural of phenacene is phenacenes.

Words near phenacene in the dictionary

  1. phen-
  2. phen-fen
  3. phen/fen
  4. phenacaine
  5. phenacemide
  6. phenacene
  7. phenacenes
  8. phenacetin
  9. phenacetine
  10. phenacetines
  11. phenacetins

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