phenanthrene

noun phen·an·threne \fə-ˈnan-ˌthrēn\

Definition of PHENANTHRENE

: a crystalline tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C₁₄H₁₀ of coal tar isomeric with anthracene

International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + anthracene

First Known Use: 1882

Medical Dictionary

noun phen·an·threne \fə-ˈnan-ˌthrēn\

: a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon C₁₄H₁₀ of coal tar isomeric with anthracene

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