polyaromatic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polyaromatic (comparative more polyaromatic, superlative most polyaromatic)
- (chemistry) Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.
- 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian[1], Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 February 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:
- Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]polyaromatic (plural polyaromatics)