pentalene

P3E1N1T1A1L1E1N1E1

noun

The antiaromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopentadiene rings

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounpentalene (plural pentalenes)

plural pentalenes

  1. chemistryThe antiaromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopentadiene rings
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