Meanings
nounacenaphthene (plural acenaphthenes)
plural acenaphthenes
- chemistryA hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
Translations
Catalan acenaftè
- acenaftèhydrocarbon found in coal tar
Chinese Cantonese 苊
- 苊 (ngak¹)hydrocarbon found in coal tar
Chinese Mandarin 苊
- 苊 (è)hydrocarbon found in coal tar
Finnish asenafteeni
- asenafteenihydrocarbon found in coal tar
French acénaphtène
- acénaphtènehydrocarbon found in coal tar
German Acenaphthen
- Acenaphthenhydrocarbon found in coal tar
Italian acenaftene
- acenaftenehydrocarbon found in coal tar
Japanese アセナフテン
- アセナフテン (asenafuten)hydrocarbon found in coal tar
Korean 아세나프텐
- 아세나프텐 (asenapeuten)hydrocarbon found in coal tar
Polish acenaften
- acenaftenhydrocarbon found in coal tar
Portuguese acenafteno
- acenaftenohydrocarbon found in coal tar
Spanish acenafteno
- acenaftenohydrocarbon found in coal tar
Cite this entry
APA
acenaphthene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acenaphthene
MLA
“acenaphthene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acenaphthene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acenaphthene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acenaphthene.
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