Definition of phenanthrene in English:
phenanthrene
noun fɪˈnanθriːnfəˈnanTHrēn
mass nounChemistry A crystalline hydrocarbon present in coal tar.
A tricyclic compound: chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₀
Example sentencesExamples
- The difference in expression of vitellogenin and choriogenins H and E between fish exposed to phenanthrene and reduced phenanthrene suggests that the two compounds may affect estrogenic receptors differently.
- The organic compound phenanthrene can be precipitated from an ethanolic solution by the addition of water.
- Hplc analysis of the extracts showed that phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene were the most abundant PAHs in all samples.
- Fujiwara repeated uptake and release experiments with both pyrene and phenanthrene, whose molecules are smaller than those of cholestane, with similar results.
- The Cornell team worked with sand contaminated with phenanthrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon typically found in coal tar.