English Explanatory Dictionary

pentacene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.

Word forms

pentacene pentacenes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- French anthracènebor. English anthraceneclip. English acene English pentacene From penta- + acene.

Derived words

bipentacene dibenzpentacene perfluoropentacene
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