As nouns the difference between polycyclic and hexabenzocoronene
is that polycyclic is such a compound while hexabenzocoronene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring.
As an adjective polycyclic
is having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.
polycyclic
English
Adjective
(-)
(chemistry) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.
Derived terms
* polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
* polycyclic compound
Synonyms
* polycyclic compound
Related terms
* monocyclic
* bicyclic
* tricyclic
hexabenzocoronene
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring