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From di- + phenanthrene.
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Today it means: Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two phenanthrene moieties joined by a single bond Full definition →
From di- + phenanthrene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.