What does "kekulene" mean?

A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side.

Kekulene

Common synonyms include: 12 circulene, 12-circulene, [12]circulene, circulene, circumcoronene, coronene.

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Noun

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A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side. countable, uncountable

From Kekule + -ene. Named after August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of benzene.

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