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phenanthridine

phenanthridine noun: a tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring.

Noun

phenanthridine (countable and uncountable, plural phenanthridines)

  1. A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring

Forms of phenanthridine

pluralphenanthridines

Origin of phenanthridine

From phenanthrene + -idine.

Words formed from phenanthridine

Questions about phenanthridine

What does phenanthridine mean?
Phenanthridine means a tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring.
What part of speech is phenanthridine?
Phenanthridine is a noun.
What is the plural of phenanthridine?
The plural of phenanthridine is phenanthridines.

Words near phenanthridine in the dictionary

  1. phenanthrenes
  2. phenanthrenyl
  3. phenanthrenylene
  4. phenanthrenylenes
  5. phenanthrenyls
  6. phenanthridine
  7. phenanthridines
  8. phenanthridinium
  9. phenanthridiniums
  10. phenanthridinone
  11. phenanthridone

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