English dictionary
fluorene
/'fl/u//@/,r/i/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>10</sub> having a beautiful violet <i>fluorescence</i>; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained artificially.
Source: webster1913