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English
Etymology
From its violet fluorescence.
Noun
fluorene (plural fluorenes)
- (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
Translations
organic compound
- Catalan: fluorè m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 芴 (mat6)
- Mandarin: 芴 (zh) (wù)
- Japanese: フルオレン (furuoren)
- Korean: 플루오렌 (peulluoren)
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