'Fluorene' definitions:

Definition of 'Fluorene'

From: GCIDE
  • Fluorene \Flu`or*ene\, n. (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained artificially. [1913 Webster] fluoresceine