stilbene

American  

[stil-been] / ˈstɪl bin /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 1 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes stilbene dyes.

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stilbene British  

/ ˈstɪlbiːn /

noun

1. a colourless or slightly yellow crystalline water-insoluble unsaturated hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of dyes; trans-1,2- diphenylethene. Formula: C 6 H 5 CH:CHC 6 H 5

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stilbene Scientific  

/ stĭl′bēn′ /

1. A colorless or yellowish crystalline compound used in the manufacture of dyes and as a fabric brightener. Chemical formula: C ₁₄ H ₁₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of stilbene

1865–70; < Greek stilb- (stem of stílbein to shine) + -ene

Example Sentences

An interesting observation by Baeyer, viz. that stilbene, C6H5�CH:CH�C6H5, is very readily oxidized, while phenanthrene is not, supports, in some measure, the views of Bamberger.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

One of the three isomeric nitrotoluenes furnishes a sulpho-acid which, on treatment with alkali, gives a compound derived from a hydrocarbon known as stilbene, and this, on reduction, is converted into the diamido-compound referred to.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

Secondary azo-dyes of stilbene series introduced by Leonhardt & Co.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

The stilbene azo-dyes thus prepared from phenol and salicylic acid, like the chrysamines, are yellow colouring-matters, containing two azo-groups.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael