acenaphthene

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Etymology

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Noun

acenaphthene (plural acenaphthenes)

2. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.

Related terms

• acenaphthenyl
• acenaphthoquinone

Translations

hydrocarbon found in coal tar

• Catalan: acenaftè m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 苊 (ngak¹)

  Mandarin: 苊 (zh) (è)

• French: acénaphtène (fr)
• German: Acenaphthen
• Italian: acenaftene
• Japanese: アセナフテン (asenafuten)
• Korean: 아세나프텐 (asenapeuten)
• Polish: acenaften (pl) m
• Portuguese: acenafteno m
• Spanish: acenafteno m