benzopyrene

See also: benzopyrène

English

Noun

benzopyrene (plural benzopyrenes) (Properly: benzo[a]pyrene)

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

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