heteroarene

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noun

Any heterocyclic compound formally derived from an arene by replacement of one or more methine and/or vinylene groups by trivalent or divalent heteroatoms respectively in such a way as to retain its aromaticity.

OriginEnglish arene ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus →
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Meanings

nounheteroarene (plural heteroarenes)

plural heteroarenes

  1. chemistryAny heterocyclic compound formally derived from an arene by replacement of one or more methine and/or vinylene groups by trivalent or divalent heteroatoms respectively in such a way as to retain its aromaticity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  7. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  8. Late Latinarōmaticus
  9. Old Frencharomatique
  10. Englishar(omatic)
  11. Englisharene
  12. Englishheteroarene

From hetero- + arene.

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

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Chicago

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