picene

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/ˈpaɪsiːn/

noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.

OriginLatin Picenum →
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Meanings

picene1

nounpicene (plural picenes)

plural picenes

  1. chemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.

Picene2

nounPicene (plural Picenes or Picentes or Picentini)

plural Picenes · plural Picentes · plural Picentini

  1. A resident of ancient Picenum in Italy.
proper noun
  1. An extinct language spoken by the Picenes.

Origin

  1. LatinPicenum
  2. EnglishPicene

From Latin Picenum.

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Translations

Catalan picè
  • picèpolycyclic hydrocarbon
Chinese Cantonese 苉
  • 苉 (pat¹)polycyclic hydrocarbon
Chinese Mandarin 苉
  • 苉 (pǐ)polycyclic hydrocarbon
Dutch piceen
  • piceenpolycyclic hydrocarbon
Japanese ピセン
  • ピセン (pisen)polycyclic hydrocarbon
Korean 피센
  • 피센 (pisen)polycyclic hydrocarbon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

picene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picene

MLA

“picene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picene.

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