polyaromatic hydrocarbon
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polyaromatic hydrocarbon (plural polyaromatic hydrocarbons)
- (organic chemistry) Synonym of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
- 2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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).