FLUORANTHENE


Meaning of FLUORANTHENE in English

flu̇(ə)ˈranˌthēn, flōˈ-, flȯˈ- noun

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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + anth rac ene; originally formed as German fluoranthen

: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C 15 H 10 obtained especially from the coal-tar distillates having the highest boiling points and from petroleum; 1,8- ortho -phenylene-naphthalene

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