azulene

See also: azulène

English

Noun

azulene (countable and uncountable, plural azulenes)

(organic chemistry, uncountable) A bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a five- and a seven-membered fused ring; it is a blue, oily liquid first obtained from the essential oil of wormwood.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of its derivatives.

Derived terms

polyazulene

Translations

chemical compound

Chinese:
Cantonese: 薁 (ou³)

Mandarin: 薁 (zh) (ào)

Japanese: アズレン (azuren)
Korean: 아줄렌 (ajullen)

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