In context|organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between phenanthrene and diazaphenanthrene
is that phenanthrene is (organic compound) a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene while diazaphenanthrene is (organic compound) any tricyclic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by replacing two carbon atoms with those of nitrogen.
As nouns the difference between phenanthrene and diazaphenanthrene
is that phenanthrene is (organic compound) a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene while diazaphenanthrene is (organic compound) any tricyclic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by replacing two carbon atoms with those of nitrogen.
phenanthrene
Noun
(organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.
Derived terms
*phenanthrol
diazaphenanthrene
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic compound) Any tricyclic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by replacing two carbon atoms with those of nitrogen