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phenalene

phenalene noun: a tricyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a cyclohexene ring ortho- and peri-fused to naphthalene.

Noun

phenalene (plural phenalenes)

  1. A tricyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a cyclohexene ring ortho- and peri-fused to naphthalene

Forms of phenalene

pluralphenalenes

Words formed from phenalene

Questions about phenalene

What does phenalene mean?
Phenalene means a tricyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a cyclohexene ring ortho- and peri-fused to naphthalene.
What part of speech is phenalene?
Phenalene is a noun.
What is the plural of phenalene?
The plural of phenalene is phenalenes.

Words near phenalene in the dictionary

  1. phenakistoscope
  2. phenakistoscopes
  3. phenakistoscopic
  4. phenakite
  5. phenakites
  6. phenalene
  7. phenalenes
  8. phenalenone
  9. phenalenones
  10. phenalgin
  11. phenalgine

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