'Phenanthroline' definitions:

Definition of 'Phenanthroline'

From: GCIDE
  • Phenanthroline \Phe*nan"thro*line\, n. [Phenanthrene + quinoline.] (Chem.) Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases, C12H8N2, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly nitrogenized. [1913 Webster]