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triangulene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tri-an-gu-lene
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The functional group composed of such a structure, an unsubstituted triangulene.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A compound incorporating the functional group, a substituted triangulene.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From triangular + -ene (“benzenoid/graphene”). From being a triangle composed of benzene rings.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

triangulenes (plural)

Derived Forms

dihydrotriangulene triangulenium

Synonyms

4H,8H-dibenzo(cd,mn)pyren-4,8-diyl

Questions

What does triangulene mean?
A flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.
Where does triangulene come from?
From triangular + -ene (“benzenoid/graphene”). From being a triangle composed of benzene rings.

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