naphthacene

noun

naph·​tha·​cene

ˈnafthəˌsēn,

÷ ˈnapth-

plural -s

: an orange crystalline tetracyclic hydrocarbon C₁₈H₁₂ isomeric with chrysene and benzanthracene and present in small amounts in coal tar

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary naphth- + -acene

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