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Acne vs Acene - What's the difference?

acne | acene |

As nouns the difference between acne and acene

is that acne is a skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection while acene is any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings.

acne

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
  • A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

    • Derived terms

    * acned * acne rosacea * acne vulgaris

    Derived terms

    * bacne

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    acene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings.

    • Synonyms

    * polyacene

    See also

    * anthracene * naphthalene * hexacene * pentacene * polyphene * tetracene ----