fluorene

See also: fluorène

English

Etymology

From its violet fluorescence.

Noun

fluorene (plural fluorenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings joined together directly, and also via a methylene bridge; it is used in light-emitting diodes.

Derived terms

• oligofluorene
• polyfluorene
• terfluorene

Translations

organic compound

• Catalan: fluorè m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 芴 (mat⁶)

  Mandarin: 芴 (zh) (wù)

• Japanese: フルオレン (furuoren)
• Korean: 플루오렌 (peulluoren)

See also

• fluorine