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pimanthrene

noun
pim·an·threne | \pə̇ˈmanˌthrēn\
plural -s

Definition of pimanthrene 

: a crystalline aromatic tricyclic hydrocarbon (CH3)2C14H8 obtained by dehydrogenation of various bicyclic or tricyclic diterpenes and by synthesis; 1,7-dimethyl-phenanthrene

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History and Etymology for pimanthrene

pimaric (in pimaric acid) + -anthrene

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