cycloparaphenylene

noun

Any of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube

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Meanings

nouncycloparaphenylene (plural cycloparaphenylenes)

plural cycloparaphenylenes

  1. chemistryAny of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube

Origin

From cyclo- + para- + phenylene.

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

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