graphyne

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noun

An allotrope of carbon, related to graphene, consisting of a plane of benzene rings, each connected to six others by acetylene moieties.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noungraphyne (plural graphynes)

plural graphynes

  1. chemistryAn allotrope of carbon, related to graphene, consisting of a plane of benzene rings, each connected to six others by acetylene moieties.
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