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polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — n any of a class of hydrocarbon molecules with multiple carbon rings that include numerous carcinogenic substances and environmental pollutants called also PAH, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon … Medical dictionary
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — An illustration of typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Clockwise from top left: benz(e)acephenanthrylene, pyrene and dibenz(ah)anthracene … Wikipedia
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — abbr. PAH A fused aromatic ring compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen. Similar compounds include chrysene, pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, perylene, etc. Naphthalene, the simplest PAH consists of two fused benzene rings. (API 2007) … Petroleum refining glossary
Chlorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — Chlorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ClPAHs) are a group of compounds comprising polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with two or more aromatic rings and one or more chlorine atoms attached to the ring system. ClPAHs can be divided into two… … Wikipedia
Aromatic hydrocarbon — Arene redirects here. For other uses, see Arene (disambiguation). An aromatic hydrocarbon or arene[1] (or sometimes aryl hydrocarbon)[2] is a hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between carbon atoms. The term aromatic was… … Wikipedia
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon — n POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON … Medical dictionary
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon — noun Date: 1962 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon … New Collegiate Dictionary
Polycyclic compound — In organic chemistry, a polycyclic compound is a cyclic compound with more than one hydrocarbon loop or ring structures (benzene rings) [JerryMarch] . The term generally includes all polycyclic aromatic compounds, including the polycyclic… … Wikipedia
hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… … Universalium
Hydrocarbon — Ball and stick model of the methane molecule, CH4. Methane is part of a homologous series known as the alkanes, which contain single bonds only. In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon … Wikipedia
