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noun
A flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C9H8, composed of a cyclohexadiene ring fused with a cyclopentadiene ring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English ind(igo) French -ènebor. English -ene English indene English isoindene From iso- + indene.
