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benzopyrene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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  • Catalan: benzopirè — a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 苯並芘 /苯并芘 (běnbìngbǐ) — a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Finnish: bentsopyreeni — a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • French: benzopyrène — a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Italian: benzopirene — a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon