cycloparaphenylene

English

Etymology

From cyclo- +‎ para- +‎ phenylene.

Noun

cycloparaphenylene (plural cycloparaphenylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of cyclic hydrocarbons, that are polymers of p-phenylene, that constitute the shortest possible segment of a carbon nanotube
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