naphthacenen.
/ˈnafθəsiːn/, /ˈnapθəsiːn/, U.S. /ˈnæpθəˌsin/, /ˈnæfθəˌsin/ Chemistry.
A hydrocarbon, C18H12, which is an orange-red solid with explosive properties and a molecule consisting of four fused benzene rings.
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1898 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 74 482 When distilled with zinc dust isoethinediphthalide is reduced to naphthacene.
1946 Nature 10 Aug. 209/1 The effect of change of wave-length of the exciting radiation on the fluorescence of naphthacene has been studied.
1986 M. Kogut tr. H. G. Schlegel Gen. Microbiol. x. 344 The tetracyclines..are closely related chemically, being derived from a naphthacene skeleton.
1997 Food & Chem. Toxicol. 35 213 Naphthalene, acenaphthene, anthracene,..naphthacene,..and coronene were evaluated for their mutagenic potential.
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