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Pyrene

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Word	Definition
benzonoun	(organic chemistry) A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
triphenylenenoun	(organic chemistry) A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.
tetraphenylenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of four benzene rings linked in a ring.
pentaphenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with five fused benzene rings.
pyrenylenenoun	(organic chemistry) Any cyclic polymer of pyrene
dibenzopyrenenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by two benzene rings fused to a pyrene
benzopyrenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic
chrysenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 1,2-benzphenanthrene, containing four fused benzene rings
pyrenolnoun	(organic chemistry) Any phenol derived from pyrene
phenanthrenenoun	(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.
pyrenylnoun	(organic chemistry) A univalent radical derived from pyrene
phenylenenoun	(chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.
polypyrenenoun	(chemistry) An electrically conducting polymer derived from pyrene
picenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.
benzoapyrenenoun	A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.
polyarenenoun	(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
anthanthrenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing six fused benzene rings.
fluoranthenenoun	(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion
pyrrolenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.
phenylnoun	(organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.