"kekulene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kekulenes [plural]
Etymology: Kekule + -ene. Named after August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of benzene Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kekule|ene}} Kekule + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kekulene (countable and uncountable, plural kekulenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side. Wikipedia link: en:August Kekulé, kekulene Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: circulene, 12-circulene, [12]circulene Hypernyms: circulene Coordinate_terms: coronene (english: the benzoid molecule which would fill the hollow center of kekulene), circumcoronene (english: the benzoid molecule if kekulene's hollow center were fused with coronene to create a sheet)

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