tetraphenylene

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noun

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.

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Meanings

nountetraphenylene (countable and uncountable, plural tetraphenylenes)

plural tetraphenylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.

Origin

From tetra- + phenylene.

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