acenaphthylene
noun
ace·naph·thy·lene
-thəˌlēn
plural -s
: a yellowish crystalline hydrocarbon C12H8 made by dehydrogenation of acenaphthene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary acenaphth- + -ylene
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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