benzopyrene: Meaning and Definition of

ben•zo•py•rene

Pronunciation: (ben"zō-pī'rēn, -pī-rēn'), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a yellow, crystalline aromatic carcinogenic hydrocarbon, CH, consisting of five fused benzene rings, produced by incomplete combustion of organic material, as coal, petroleum, or tobacco.
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