benzpyrene

Variant of benzopyrene

benzopyrene definition

benzo·py·rene (ben′zō pī′rēn′)

noun

an aromatic hydrocarbon, CH, found in coal tar, cigarette smoke, etc. and known to be a cause of cancer in animals
sometimes called benzpyrene benz′·py′·rene (benz′pī′rēn)

Etymology: benzo- + pyrene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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