polyaromatic

polyaromatic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-)
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?
Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)
Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der.
Late Latin arōmaticusder.
Old French aromatique
Middle Frenchbor.
Middle English
English aromatic
English polyaromatic

    From poly- + aromatic.

    Adjective

    polyaromatic (comparative more polyaromatic, superlative most polyaromatic)

    1. (chemistry) Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.
      • 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ​”, in The Guardian‎[1], Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 February 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:
        Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

    Derived terms

    Noun

    polyaromatic (plural polyaromatics)

    1. (chemistry) A polyaromatic compound.

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