tetracene

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noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.

OriginEnglish acene ← French anthracène ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) →
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Meanings

nountetracene (countable and uncountable, plural tetracenes)

plural tetracenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Frenchanthracène
  7. Englishanthraceneclip.
  8. Englishacene
  9. Englishtetracene

From tetra- + acene.

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