polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
English
Noun
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (plural polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds composed of multiple aromatic rings, many of which are found in coal and in oil deposits, and are produced by the combustion of organic matter.
- Synonyms: (initialism) PAH, polyaromatic hydrocarbon
Translations
any of a class of organic compounds composed of multiple aromatic rings
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Further reading
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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