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fluorene

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

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 13 H 10 , used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and dyes.

fluorene

/ ˈflʊəriːn /

noun

  1. a white insoluble crystalline solid used in making dyes. Formula: (C 6 H 4 ) 2 CH 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluorene1

From French, dating back to 1880–85; fluor-, -ene
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Example Sentences

It also acts as a chromogenic centre when double bonds or ethylenic linkages are present, as in fluorene ketone or fluorenone.

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