Definition of benzopyrene
:a yellow crystalline carcinogenic hydrocarbon C20H12 found in coal tar — called also
benzo[a]pyrene
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Origin and Etymology of benzopyrene
International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + pyrene a crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10, from pyr- + -ene
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ben·zo·py·rene
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ˌben-zō-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn, -pī-ˈrēn
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\benz-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn, ˌbenz-pī-ˈrēn\
medical Definition of benzopyrene
:a mixture of two isomeric hydrocarbons C20H12 of which one is highly carcinogenic — see benzo[a]pyrene
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