The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stilbene
Stilbene \Stil"bene\, n. [See Stilbite.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C14H12, produced artificially in large, fine crystals; -- called also diphenyl ethylene, toluylene, etc.
Wiktionary
stilbene
n. (context organic chemistry English) Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the ''trans'' isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.
Wikipedia
Stilbene
Stilbene may refer to one of the two isomers of 1,2-diphenylethene:
- (E)-Stilbene (trans-isomer)
- (Z)-Stilbene (cis-isomer)
Usage examples of "stilbene".
Light from the tritiated stilbene is strongest in regions of the spectrum where the eye is least sensitive, but where phototubes are most sensitive.