fluoranthene
noun
flu·o·ran·thene
flu̇(ə)ˈranˌthēn,
flōˈ-,
flȯˈ-
plural -s
: a white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10 obtained especially from the coal-tar distillates having the highest boiling points and from petroleum; 1,8-ortho-phenylene-naphthalene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + anthracene; originally formed as German fluoranthen