BENZOPYRENE


Meaning of BENZOPYRENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌben-zō-ˈpī-ˌrēn, -pī-ˈrēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + pyrene a crystalline hydrocarbon C 16 H 10 , from pyr- + -ene

Date: 1936

: a yellow crystalline carcinogenic hydrocarbon C 20 H 12 found in coal tar — called also benzo[a]pyrene

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