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phenanthrene
phe·nan·threne [ fə nán thrn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
colorless hydrocarbon: a colorless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon. Use: manufacture of dyes, drugs, and explosives. C14H10
[Late 19th century. <phen- + contraction of anthracene]
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