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- noun organic chemistry An
aromatic hydrocarbon having threebenzene rings joined in the form of apaddlewheel ; any derivative of this compound
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The team chose to use triptycene as the neutral component; this is an aromatic ring system whose shape is reminiscent of a three-bladed propeller.
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