benzopyrene

See also: benzopyrène

English

Noun

benzopyrene (plural benzopyrenes) (Properly: benzo[a]pyrene)

(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (having five fused benzene rings) that is both mutagenic and carcinogenic

Translations

a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Catalan: benzopirè m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 苯並芘／苯并芘 (zh) (běnbìngbǐ)
Finnish: bentsopyreeni
French: benzopyrène (fr) m
Italian: benzopirene (it) m

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