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Definition of: phenanthrene

(fə·nanthrēn) noun Chem.
A crystalline isomer, C14H10, of anthracene; a coal-tar product used in the synthesis of drugs and dyes. [<PHEN(YL) + ANTHR(AC)ENE]

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