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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Phenanthrene

· Phe·nan·threne · IPA
01 n. A complex hydrocarbon, C14H10, found in coal tar, and obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish fluorescence.
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    A complex hydrocarbon, C14H10, found in coal tar, and obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish fluorescence.(Chem.)