Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Phen

yl +

antr

ene

(Chem.)

A complex hydrocarbon,

C14H10

, found in coal tar, and obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish fluorescence.

See also: phenanthrene

phénanthrène m ‎(plural phénanthrènes)