Definitions for "Stilbene"
Officially known as trans-1,2-diphenylethylene, aka, stilbene, or more specifically, (E)-stilbene, is the alkene, ethene with two phenyl groups on either carbon of the parent chain. The name was derived from the Greek word stilbos, which means shining. It should also be noted, there is also a (Z)-stilbene which is sterically hindered and less stable because of it.
A hydrocarbon, C14H12, produced artificially in large, fine crystals; -- called also diphenyl ethylene, toluylene, etc.
an aromatic hydrocarbon (C14 H12), produced by plants, often used as a phosphor and in making dyes. backbone structure of several compounds with estrogenic activity ( e.g., DES, resveratrol).