bicalicene

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noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two cyclopentadiene rings and two cyclopropene rings fused to one of cyclooctadiene; a dimer of calicene

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Meanings

nounbicalicene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two cyclopentadiene rings and two cyclopropene rings fused to one of cyclooctadiene; a dimer of calicene

Origin

From bi- + calicene.

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

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