Meanings
nounacenaphthylene (countable and uncountable, plural acenaphthylenes)
plural acenaphthylenes
- countableuncountablechemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 苊
- 苊 (è)a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Italian acenaftilene
- acenaftilenea polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Portuguese acenaftileno
- acenaftilenoa polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
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APA
acenaphthylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acenaphthylene
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“acenaphthylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acenaphthylene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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