sumanene

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noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounsumanene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसुमन“flower”
  2. Hindiसुमन“flower”
  3. Englishsumanene

From Hindi सुमन (suman, “flower”), Sanskrit सुमन (sumana, “flower”) + -ene.

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