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phenanthrene definition

phe·nan·threne (fə nan′t̸hrēn′)

noun

a colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, CH, an isomer of the anthracene present in coal tar, used in making dyes, explosives, etc.

Etymology: < phen- + anthr(ac)ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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