also  7,12-di*meth*yl*benz* a*an*thra*cene  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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