fluoranthene

noun

flu·​o·​ran·​thene

flu̇(ə)ˈranˌthēn,

flōˈ-,

flȯˈ-

plural -s

: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C₁₅H₁₀ obtained especially from the coal-tar distillates having the highest boiling points and from petroleum; 1,8-ortho-phenylene-naphthalene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + anthracene; originally formed as German fluoranthen

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