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Where does “azaacene” come from?

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

azaacene (English): Any compound based on an acene in which one or...

Definitions

  1. Any compound based on an acene in which one or...

Ancestry of “azaacene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceneAny polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a...
2EnglishanthraceneA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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