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benzopyrene
[ ben-zoh-pahy-reen, -pahy-reen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a yellow, crystalline aromatic carcinogenic hydrocarbon, C 20 H 12 , consisting of five fused benzene rings, produced by incomplete combustion of organic material, as coal, petroleum, or tobacco.
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