PHENANTHRENE


Meaning of PHENANTHRENE in English

/feuh nan"threen/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C 14 H 10 , derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.

[ 1880-85; PHEN- + ANTHR- + -ENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .