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tetracene

tetracene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

tetracene (countable and uncountable, plural tetracenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.

Forms of tetracene

pluraltetracenes

Origin of tetracene

From tetra- + acene.

Words formed from tetracene

Questions about tetracene

What does tetracene mean?
Tetracene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is tetracene?
Tetracene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracene?
The plural of tetracene is tetracenes.

Words near tetracene in the dictionary

  1. tetracation
  2. tetracationic
  3. tetracations
  4. tetracavitary
  5. tetracellular
  6. tetracene
  7. tetracenequinone
  8. tetracenequinones
  9. tetracenes
  10. tetracenomycin
  11. tetracenomycins

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