English Explanatory Dictionary

kekulene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side.

Word forms

kekulene kekulenes

Etymology

From Kekule + -ene. Named after August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of benzene.

Synonyms

circulene 12-circulene [12]circulene
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