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Acene

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nonacenenoun(organic chemistry) The acene consisting of nine fused benzene rings; any derivative of this compound
pentacenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.
phenacenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons differing from the acenes in having a zig-zag structure
cyclacenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a group of aromatic hydrocarbons composed of several acenes lined in a ring
arenenoun(organic chemistry) Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
anthanthrenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing six fused benzene rings.
polyacenenoun(organic chemistry) An acene having so many rings it may be considered to be a polymer
hexacenenoun(organic chemistry) The acene consisting of six fused benzene rings; any derivative of this compound
heptacenenoun(organic chemistry) The acene consisting of seven fused benzene rings; any derivative of this compound.
tetracenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound.
picenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.
anthracenenoun(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
circulenenoun(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings.
naphthalenenounA white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
azaacenenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound based on an acene in which one or more carbon atoms (normally a >CH group) is replaced by a nitrogen atom
acephenanthrenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of phenanthrene
azenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a family of compounds of nitrogen and hydrogen that have -N=N- double bonds
aceanthrylenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of anthracene
coronenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring, with the molecular formula C₂₄H₁₂.
benzanthracenenoun(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by the fusion of a benzene ring with anthracene.

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