Medical Dictionary
benzo[a
]·py·rene noun ben·zo·[a]·py·rene
\ˌben-zō-ˌā-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn, -zō-ˌal-fə-, -pī-ˈrēn\
\ˌben-zō-ˌā-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn, -zō-ˌal-fə-, -pī-ˈrēn\
Medical Definition of BENZO
: the yellow crystalline highly carcinogenic isomer of the benzopyrene mixture that is formed especially in the burning of cigarettes, coal, and gasoline
Variants of BENZO
ben·zo·[a]·py·rene also 3,4–benz·py·rene \-benz-ˈpī(ə)r-ˌēn, -ˌbenz-pī-ˈrēn\
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