FLUORENE

n. Flu'Wr-en. From fluor, a flowing. Fr., fluorine. Ger., Fluoren. Ortho diphenyl ene methane, C13Hi = C8H4 CH2 C4H4. obtained from coal-tar and the tar-oils. It forms color les, fluorescent lamina;, melting at 112 to 113 C.. and boiling at 234 to 235 C. [B, 2; B, 270 (a, 27): "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxii (o, 14).] F. alcohol. Diphenyl ene carbinol. [B, 270 (a, 27).] [s. 80]