arene

See also: årene, arène, and Arene

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-)

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.?

Ancient Greek -όω (-óō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)

Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)

Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der.

Late Latin arōmaticusder.

Old French aromatique

Middle Frenchbor.

Middle English

English aromatic

French -ènebor.

English -ene

English arene

From ar(omatic) +‎ -ene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹiːn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

arene (plural arenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Derived terms

• alkylarene
• arene epoxide
• arene oxide
• arenic
• arenide
• arenonitrile
• azaarene
• azoarene
• bromoarene
• chloroarene
• circumarene
• dehydroarene
• fluoroarene
• haloarene
• heteroarene
• iodoarene
• monohaloarene
• nitroarene
• polyarene

Translations

monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

• Catalan: arè m
• Czech: aren m
• French: arène (fr)
• German: Aren (de) n
• Greek: αρένιο (el) n (arénio)
• Polish: aren (pl)
• Portuguese: areno m
• Spanish: areno (es) m

Anagrams

• ne'er a, neare, neera, ranee

Danish

Noun

arene c

1. definite plural of ar

Italian

Noun

arene f

1. plural of arena

Spanish

Verb

arene

1. inflection of arenar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative