Definition of Chrysene

1. n. One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence, but generally colored yellow by impurities.

Definition of Chrysene

1. Noun. (organic compounds) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, ''1,2-benzphenanthrene'', containing four fused benzene rings. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysene

chrysalises
chrysaniline
chrysanilines
chrysanth
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum-carboxylic acids
chrysanthemum dog
chrysanthemumlike
chrysanthemums
chrysanths
chrysarobin
chrysarobins
chrysazin
chrysazine
chryselephantine
chrysene (current term)
chrysenes
chrysiasis
chrysin
chryso-
chrysoberyl
chrysoberyls
chrysochlore
chrysochlores
chrysocolla
chrysocollas
chrysocyanosis
chrysoderma
chrysogen
chrysography

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