PHENANTHRENE


Meaning of PHENANTHRENE in English

n.

Pronunciation: f ə - ' nan- ˌ thr ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + anthr ac ene

Date: 1882

: a crystalline tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C 14 H 10 of coal tar isomeric with anthracene

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