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Etymology edit

poly- +‎ perylene

Noun edit

polyperylene (countable and uncountable, plural polyperylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any polymer composed of perylene moieties either fused together or joined by single bonds
    • 2016, V. M. L. Durga Prasad Goli, Suryoday Prodhan, Sumit Mazumdar, S. Ramasesha, “Correlated Electronic Properties of Some Graphene Nanoribbons: A DMRG Study”, in arXiv[1]:
      Bond order studies show that zigzag fused naphthalene does not have tendency to distort while armchair fused naphthalene and polyperylene have a tendency to distort along the edges.