noun
- plural of phenanthrene; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons consisting of three fused benzene rings
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Phenanthrenes are commonly found in coal tar and petroleum products.
- The laboratory analyzed various phenanthrenes in the soil samples.
- Environmental scientists study phenanthrenes as potential pollutants.
- Several phenanthrenes were identified in the combustion byproducts.
- The research focused on the toxicity of different phenanthrenes.
- Industrial processes can release phenanthrenes into the atmosphere.