triphenylene

T1R1I1P3H4E1N1Y4L1E1N1E1

noun

A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

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isochrysene
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Meanings

nountriphenylene (countable and uncountable, plural triphenylenes)

plural triphenylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

    Synonyms: isochrysene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

Similar
isochrysene

Origin

From tri- + phenylene.

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APA

triphenylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylene

MLA

“triphenylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triphenylene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphenylene.

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