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Meaning of CHRYSENE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chry"sene\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold.] (Chem.)
One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied
to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline
substance, {C18H12}, of strong blue fluorescence, but
generally colored yellow by impurities.
 
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