English dictionary
chrysene
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noun
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One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>12</sub>, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities.
Source: webster1913