circulene
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See also: circulène
English
Etymology
From circle + -ene (“benzene”), from a circle of benzene rings.
Noun
circulene (plural circulenes)
- (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings.
Hyponyms
- corannulene / circulene (a circle of 5 fused benzenes with a central pentagon backbone)
- coronene / circulene (a circle of 6 fused benzenes with a central hexagon backbone)
- circulene (a circle of 7 fused benzenes with a central heptagon backbone)
- kekulene / circulene (a circle of 12 fused benzenes)
Derived terms
- circulene
- circulene
- circulene
- circulene
Italian
Noun
circulene m (plural circuleni)