ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Triphenylene

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Triphenylene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, isolated from coal tar, consisting of four fused benzene rings.

Word Forms

Synonyms for triphenylene

Depending on context, synonyms include isochrysene.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tetraphenylene, triphenyl, biphenylene, tetraphene, tetraphenyl, triphenylmethane.

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