benzopyrene
ben·zo·py·rene
noun \ˌben-zō-ˈpī-ˌrēn, -pī-ˈrēn\Definition of BENZOPYRENE
: a yellow crystalline carcinogenic hydrocarbon C20H12 found in coal tar —called also benzo[a]pyrene
Origin of BENZOPYRENE
International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + pyrene a crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10, from pyr- + -ene
First Known Use: 1936
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