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tetraphenylene

tetraphenylene noun: a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.

Noun

tetraphenylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetraphenylenes)

  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.

Forms of tetraphenylene

pluraltetraphenylenes

Origin of tetraphenylene

From tetra- + phenylene.

Questions about tetraphenylene

What does tetraphenylene mean?
Tetraphenylene means a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.
What part of speech is tetraphenylene?
Tetraphenylene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraphenylene?
The plural of tetraphenylene is tetraphenylenes.

Words near tetraphenylene in the dictionary

  1. tetraphenylborate
  2. tetraphenylborates
  3. tetraphenylboron
  4. tetraphenylborons
  5. tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
  6. tetraphenylene
  7. tetraphenylenes
  8. tetraphenylethylene
  9. tetraphenylethylenes
  10. tetraphenylmethane
  11. tetraphenylmethanes

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