English Explanatory Dictionary

stilbene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.

Word forms

stilbene stilbenes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine, shimmer”), due to its use as a phosphor.

Derived words

diethylstilbestrol dihydrostilbene iminostilbene oligostilbene polystilbene pterostilbene stilbenic stilbenoid trans-stilbene
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