polyaromatic

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adjective

Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.

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

adjectivepolyaromatic (comparative more polyaromatic, superlative most polyaromatic)

comparative more polyaromatic · superlative most polyaromatic

  1. chemistryContaining more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.

    Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

    2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans
nounpolyaromatic (plural polyaromatics)

plural polyaromatics

  1. chemistryA polyaromatic compound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  6. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  7. Late Latinarōmaticus
  8. Old Frencharomatique
  9. Englisharomatic
  10. Englishpolyaromatic

From poly- + aromatic.

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APA

polyaromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaromatic

MLA

“polyaromatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaromatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyaromatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaromatic.

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