circulene
See also: circulène
English
editEtymology
editFrom circle + -ene (“benzene”), from a circle of benzene rings.
Noun
editcirculene (plural circulenes)
- (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings.
Hyponyms
edit- corannulene / [5]circulene (a circle of 5 fused benzenes with a central pentagon backbone)
- coronene / [6]circulene (a circle of 6 fused benzenes with a central hexagon backbone)
- [7]circulene (a circle of 7 fused benzenes with a central heptagon backbone)
- kekulene / [12]circulene (a circle of 12 fused benzenes)
Derived terms
edit- [5]circulene
- [6]circulene
- [7]circulene
- [12]circulene
Italian
editNoun
editcirculene m (plural circuleni)