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triangulene

triangulene noun: a flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.

Noun

triangulene (countable and uncountable, plural triangulenes)

  1. A flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.
  2. The functional group composed of such a structure, an unsubstituted triangulene.
  3. A compound incorporating the functional group, a substituted triangulene.

Synonyms of triangulene

  • 4H,8H-dibenzo(cd,mn)pyren-4,8-diyl

Forms of triangulene

pluraltriangulenes

Origin of triangulene

From triangular + -ene (“benzenoid/graphene”). From being a triangle composed of benzene rings.

Words formed from triangulene

Questions about triangulene

What does triangulene mean?
Triangulene means a flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.
What part of speech is triangulene?
Triangulene is a noun.
What is the plural of triangulene?
The plural of triangulene is triangulenes.

Words near triangulene in the dictionary

  1. triangulation stations
  2. triangulational
  3. triangulations
  4. triangulator
  5. triangulators
  6. triangulene
  7. triangulenes
  8. triangulenium
  9. trianguleniums
  10. Triangulid
  11. Triangulids

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