C18H12

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chrysene \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.
     [1913 Webster]