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stilbene
CIDE DICTIONARY
stilbene, n. [See Stilbite.].
A hydrocarbon, C14H12 , produced artificially in large, fine crystals; -- called also diphenyl ethylene , toluylene , etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stilbene, n. Chem. an aromatic hydrocarbon forming phosphorescent crystals.
Etymology
as STILB + -ENE
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