phenanthrene
/fuh-nan-threen/US // fəˈnæn θrin //UK // (fɪˈnænθriːn) //
菲尼克斯,菲林
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C14H10, derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.
Examples
Phenanthrene forms a quinone which has been utilized as a source of colouring-matters, but these are comparatively unimportant.
The next members are the isomers anthracene and phenanthrene, C14H10, formed from three benzene nuclei.
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