ovalene

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noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.

Similar
circumnaphthalene
OriginEnglish oval ← Late Latin ōvālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounovalene (plural ovalenes)

plural ovalenes

  1. chemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.

    Synonyms: circumnaphthalene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing eight fused benzene rings.

Similar
circumnaphthalene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  4. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  5. Latinōvum
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Late Latinōvālis
  9. Englishoval
  10. Englishovalene

From oval + -ene.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Novalee
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovalene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovalene.

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