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triphenylene

triphenylene noun: a flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

Noun

triphenylene (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylenes)

  1. A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.
    Synonyms:
    isochrysene

Synonyms of triphenylene

Forms of triphenylene

pluraltriphenylenes

Origin of triphenylene

From tri- + phenylene.

Questions about triphenylene

What does triphenylene mean?
Triphenylene means a flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.
What part of speech is triphenylene?
Triphenylene is a noun.
What is the plural of triphenylene?
The plural of triphenylene is triphenylenes.

Words near triphenylene in the dictionary

  1. triphenylamine
  2. triphenylamines
  3. triphenylantimony
  4. triphenylcarbinol
  5. triphenylchlorosilane
  6. triphenylene
  7. triphenylenes
  8. triphenylethylene
  9. triphenylethylenes
  10. triphenylformazan
  11. triphenylguanidine

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