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acenaphthylene

ace·naph·thy·lene [ -thəˌlēn]

acenaphthylene

noun

[-thəˌlēn]

plural -s

Definition of acenaphthylene

: a yellowish crystalline hydrocarbon C₁₂H₈ made by dehydrogenation of acenaphthene

First Known Use of acenaphthylene

1877, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acenaphthylene

International Scientific Vocabulary acenaphth- + -ylene

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