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noun
a polycyclic hydrocarbon, C6H6, having the shape of a regular triangular prism; any derivative of this compound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)bor. Late Latin prismalbor. English prism Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English prismane From prism + -ane.
