-acene

noun suffix

-a·​cene

əˌsēn

plural -s

: aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbon containing three or more fused benzene rings in straight linear sequence

naphthacene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from anthracene

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