triphenylene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

triphenylene triphenylenes

Etymology

From tri- + phenylene.

Synonyms

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