polyaromatic
Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.
Adjective
- Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.
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Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic English polyaromatic From poly- + aromatic.
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Noun
- A polyaromatic compound.