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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Phenanthr

ene + quin

oline

(Chem.)

Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases,

C12H8N2

, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly nitrogenized.

See also: phenanthroline

Phenanthroline n

See also: Phenanthroline

phenanthroline ‎(plural phenanthrolines)

(organic chemistry) A tricyclic heterocyclic compound having two pyridine rings fused with a benzene ring; any of its derivatives

compound