circulene

Etymology
A circle of benzene rings

Noun

 * 1)  Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a closed ring of fused benzene rings.

Hyponyms

 * / [5]circulene a circle of 5 fused benzenes with a central pentagon backbone
 * / [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
 * / [12]circulene a circle of 12 fused benzenes

Derived terms

 * [5]circulene
 * [6]circulene
 * [7]circulene
 * [12]circulene