fluorene

[floo r-een, -in, flawr-, flohr-]

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C13H10, used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.

Nearby words

fluophosphate,
fluophosphoric acid,
fluor,
fluor-,
fluorapatite,
fluoresce,
fluorescein,
fluorescence,
fluorescence-activated cell sorter,
fluorescent

Origin of fluorene

From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at fluor-, -ene

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Examples from the Web for fluorene

It also acts as a chromogenic centre when double bonds or ethylenic linkages are present, as in fluorene ketone or fluorenone.
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British Dictionary definitions for fluorene

fluorene

noun

a white insoluble crystalline solid used in making dyes. Formula: (C 6 H 4) 2 CH 2

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