benzopyrene

[ ben-zoh-pahy-reen, -pahy-reen ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a yellow, crystalline aromatic carcinogenic hydrocarbon, C20H12, consisting of five fused benzene rings, produced by incomplete combustion of organic material, as coal, petroleum, or tobacco.

Origin of benzopyrene

1
1925–30; benzo- or benz- + pyrene2
  • Also benz·py·rene [benz-pahy-reen, benz-pahy-reen] /bɛnzˈpaɪ rin, ˌbɛnz paɪˈrin/ .

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