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(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring.
Use hexabenzocoronene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hexabenzocoronene means (organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring.
Common synonyms include HBC.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hexabenzocoronene where its definition matches the intended context.
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