Benzene

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A phene is an individual genetically determined characteristic or trait which can be possessed by an organism , such as eye colour, height, behavior, tooth shape or any other observable characteristic.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phene \Phene\, n. (Chem.) Benzene. [Obs.]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry obsolete English) benzene

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
as an element in names of chemicals derived from benzene, from French phène , proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for "benzene" because it had been found in coal tar, a byproduct of the manufacture of "illuminating gas," ...