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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 a mouse metabolite and an environmental contaminant. It is a member of phenanthrenes, an ortho-fused polycyclic arene and an ortho-fused tricyclic hydrocarbon.