ChEBI: Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of three fused benzene rings which takes its name from the two terms 'phenyl' and 'anthracene.' It has a role as an environmental contaminant and a mouse metabolite. It is an ortho-fused polycyclic arene, an ortho-fused tricyclic hydrocarbon and a member of phenanthrenes.
