helicene
See also:
hélicène
English
Noun
helicene
(
plural
helicenes
)
(
chemistry
)
Any
polycyclic
aromatic
or
heteroaromatic
compound, consisting of at least five
ortho-
fused
rings
arranged to give a
helically
-shaped
chiral
molecule
.
Derived terms
azahelicene
carbohelicene
heterohelicene
polyhelicene
Related terms
pentahelicene
hexahelicene
heptahelicene
Anagrams
Enchelei