noun
- a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon compound found in coal tar and used in chemical synthesis
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Phenanthrene is extracted from coal tar during the distillation process.
- The laboratory synthesized several derivatives of phenanthrene for research purposes.
- Phenanthrene consists of three benzene rings fused together in an angular arrangement.
- Industrial applications of phenanthrene include the production of dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- The molecular formula of phenanthrene is C14H10.
- Researchers studied the fluorescent properties of phenanthrene under ultraviolet light.