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fluorene
flu·o·rene [ flr n, fláwr n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical in dyes: a white insoluble crystalline solid. Source: coal tar. Use: manufacture of dyes. C13H10
[Late 19th century. <fluoro- (because it fluoresces)]
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