benzopyrene

benzopyrene
/ben'zoh puy"reen, -puy reen"/, n. Chem.
a yellow, crystalline aromatic carcinogenic hydrocarbon, C20H12, consisting of five fused benzene rings, produced by incomplete combustion of organic material, as coal, petroleum, or tobacco.
Also, benzpyrene.
[1925-30; BENZO- or BENZ- + PYRENE]

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