triphenylene

noun

tri·​phenyl·​ene

trīˈfenᵊlˌēn,

-fēn-

: a crystalline, tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C₁₈H₁₂ present in coal tar and structurally constituted as though three ortho-phenylene radicals were joined to form a central hexagonal ring

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary triphenyl- + -ene

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