fluorene

noun

flu·​o·​rene

ˈflu̇(ə)ˌrēn,

ˈflōrˌēn,

ˈflȯˌrēn

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline cyclic hydrocarbon C₁₃H₁₀ that has a violet fluorescence and that is obtained usually from the coal-tar distillate which boils between naphthalene and anthracene; ortho-diphenylene-methane

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + -ene; originally formed as French fluorène

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