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Phenanthridine

Phe-nan′thri-dine

,

Noun.

[

Phenanthr

ene + pyr

idine

.]

(Chem.)

A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base,

C13H9N

, analogous to phenanthrene and quinoline.

Definition 2024

phenanthridine

phenanthridine

English

Noun

phenanthridine ‎(plural phenanthridines)

(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring