azulene

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noun

A bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.

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Meanings

nounazulene (countable and uncountable, plural azulenes)

plural azulenes

  1. uncountablechemistryA bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.
  2. countablechemistryAny of its derivatives.

Translations

Catalan azulè
  • azulèchemical compound
Chinese Cantonese 薁
  • 薁 (ou³)chemical compound
Chinese Mandarin 薁
  • 薁 (ào)chemical compound
Greek αζουλένιο
  • αζουλένιο (azoulénio)chemical compound
Italian azulene
  • azulenechemical compound
Japanese アズレン
  • アズレン (azuren)chemical compound
Korean 아줄렌
  • 아줄렌 (ajullen)chemical compound
Swedish azulen
  • azulenchemical compound
Cite this entry
APA

azulene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulene

MLA

“azulene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azulene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azulene.

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