polyaromatic hydrocarbon

English

Noun

polyaromatic hydrocarbon (plural polyaromatic hydrocarbons)

1. (organic chemistry) Synonym of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
   • 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).