POLYNUCLEAR


Meaning of POLYNUCLEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈnü-klē-ər, -ˈnyü-, ÷-kyə-lər ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1908

: chemically polycyclic especially with respect to the benzene ring — used chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons that are important as pollutants and possibly as carcinogens

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