dimethylbenzanthracene

dimethylbenzanthracene
di·meth·yl·benz·an·thra·cene -ben-'zan(t)-thrə-.sēn also 7,12-di·meth·yl·benz·[a]·an·thra·cene .sev-ən-.twelv-(.)dī-.meth-əl-ben-'zan(t)-thrə-.sēn n a carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C20H16 widely used in experimental research on carcinogenesis using animal models (as mice or rats) abbr. DMBA

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