Stilbene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless or yellowish crystalline compound, C14H12, used in the manufacture of dyes and optical bleaches and as a phosphor.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A hydrocarbon, C14H12, produced artificially in large, fine crystals; -- called also diphenyl ethylene, toluylene, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A colorless compound, C6H5CH:CHC6H5, prepared by the action of heated lead oxid on toluene. It crystallizes in large monoclinic plates, melts at 124° C., and boils at 306–307° C. Also called toluylene and symmetrical diphenylethylene.
    • Word Usage
    "Resveratrol is the best-known member of a family of compounds called stilbenes, the general name for which is stilbene synthase STS."
    Cross Reference
    stilbene color   
    Variant
    diphenyl ethylene    toluylene   
    Form
    stilbenoid   
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