Meanings
nounbenzophenanthridine (countable and uncountable, plural benzophenanthridines)
plural benzophenanthridines
- countableuncountablechemistryA tetracyclic aromatic heterocycle composed of a benzene ring fused with a phenanthridine residue
- countableuncountablechemistryAny of a large class of alkaloids based on this structure
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishphen(o)-
- Frenchanthracène
- Englishanthr(ac)ene
- Englishphenanthrene
- Englishphenanthridine
- Englishbenzophenanthridine
From benzo- + phenanthridine.
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APA
benzophenanthridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzophenanthridine
MLA
“benzophenanthridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzophenanthridine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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