fluorene

[ floor-een, -in, flawr-, flohr- ]

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

Origin of fluorene

1
From French, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at fluor-, -ene

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fluorene

/ (ˈflʊəriːn) /


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

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