corannulene

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noun

Any of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (circulenes) containing at least one ring of five fused benzene rings and thus having a non-planar form reminiscent of a bowl that is a fragment of buckminsterfullerene; a buckybowl.

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Meanings

nouncorannulene (plural corannulenes)

plural corannulenes

  1. chemistryAny of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (circulenes) containing at least one ring of five fused benzene rings and thus having a non-planar form reminiscent of a bowl that is a fragment of buckminsterfullerene; a buckybowl.
  2. chemistryThe parent compound of this group
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APA

corannulene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corannulene

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“corannulene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corannulene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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