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triptycene

triptycene noun: an aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

triptycene (plural triptycenes)

  1. An aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound

Forms of triptycene

pluraltriptycenes

Questions about triptycene

What does triptycene mean?
Triptycene means an aromatic hydrocarbon having three benzene rings joined in the form of a paddlewheel; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is triptycene?
Triptycene is a noun.
What is the plural of triptycene?
The plural of triptycene is triptycenes.

Words near triptycene in the dictionary

  1. triptrapped
  2. triptrapping
  3. triptraps
  4. triptriolide
  5. Tripty
  6. triptycene
  7. triptycenes
  8. triptych
  9. triptychs
  10. triptyque
  11. triptyques

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