circumcoronene
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An aromatic hexagonal flat sheet molecule composed of fused benzene rings, 3 benzene rings to a side, 19 rings to a sheet. An outer ring of 12 fused benzene rings surrounds the core coronene. Circumcoronene has the molecular formula C₅₄H₁₈
Etymology
From circum- + coronene. From the coronene molecule's ring of fused benzene rings being completely enclosed around its circumference by another outer ring of fused benzene rings.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: circum