phenanthrene

See also: phénanthrène

English

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
• phenanthrol

 

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)