Definitions For Phenanthrene

Noun

PHENANTHRENE. (countable and uncountable, plural PHENANTHRENEs) (organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.

Derived terms

der2, en

Translations

Catalan: fenantrè, m Chinese: : Cantonese: 菲 (fei1) : Mandarin: 菲, tr=fēi Finnish: fenantreeni Italian: fenantrene, m Japanese: フェナントレン (fenantoren) Kazakh: фенантрен Korean: 페난트렌

Etymology

From pheno + anthracene

Is Phenanthrene a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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20
Words with Friends
22

The word Phenanthrene is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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