circulene

== English == === Etymology === From circle +‎ -ene (“benzene”), from a circle of benzene rings. === Noun === circulene (plural circulenes) (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings. ==== Hyponyms ==== corannulene / [5]circulene (a circle of 5 fused benzenes with a central pentagon backbone) coronene / [6]circulene (a circle of 6 fused benzenes with a central hexagon backbone) [7]circulene (a circle of 7 fused benzenes with a central heptagon backbone) kekulene / [12]circulene (a circle of 12 fused benzenes) ==== Derived terms ==== [5]circulene [6]circulene [7]circulene [12]circulene == Italian == === Noun === circulene m (plural circuleni) (organic chemistry) circulene