CHRYSENE

n. Kri2s'en. From \pv<r<-o<i, golden. Fr., chrysene. Ger., Chrysen. It., crisene. A hydrocarbon, ClgHj 2, forming bright-yellow shining scales, obtained from that portion of coaltar which boils at above the boiling point of anthracene. It is sparingly soluble in alcohol, in ether, and in carbon sulphide, more freely in benzene. It melts at 250 C. When boiled with alcohol and a small quantity of nitric acid, it is obtained colorle . [B, 2, 4, 5, 158 (a, 24).] [s. 268]