Term Name: ortho- and peri-fused compound
Synonyms: ortho- and peri-fused compounds, ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic compounds
Definition: A polycyclic compound in which one ring contains two, and only two, atoms in common with each of two or more rings of a contiguous series of rings. Such compounds have n common faces and less than 2n common atoms.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:33639]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: fused compound
has subtype: ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene