azaphenalene

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noun

A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group)

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Meanings

nounazaphenalene (countable and uncountable, plural azaphenalenes)

plural azaphenalenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenalene by replacing a carbon atom (of the cyclohexene ring) by nitrogen (more precisely, an >NH group)

Origin

From aza- + phenalene.

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azaphenalene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azaphenalene

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