phenanthrene

See also: phénanthrène

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Etymology

From phen(o)- +‎ anthr(ac)ene.

Noun

phenanthrene (countable and uncountable, plural phenanthrenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.

Derived terms

• acephenanthrene
• aminophenanthrene
• diazaphenanthrene
• dihydrophenanthrene
• diphenanthrene
• phenanthrenemethanol
• phenanthrenequinone
• phenanthrol
• phenanthroline
• phenanthryl

Translations

tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon from coal tar

Catalan: fenantrè m Chinese: Cantonese: 菲 (fei1) Mandarin: 菲 (zh) (fēi) Finnish: fenantreeni Italian: fenantrene m Japanese: フェナントレン (fenantoren) Kazakh: фенантрен (fenantren) Korean: 페난트렌 (penanteuren)