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