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Where does “acene” come from?

acene (English) comes from English anthracene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

acene (English): Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a...

Definitions

  1. Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a...

Ancestry of “acene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanthraceneA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from...
2French-ène-ene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “acene”

  • pentacene
  • tetracene
  • polyacene
  • haloacene
  • heptacene
  • perfluoropentacene
  • oligoacene
  • dibenzpentacene
  • thiotetracene
  • azaacene
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