Anthracene Definition

ănthrə-sēn
noun
A crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C14 H10 , extracted from coal tar and used in the manufacture of dyes and organic chemicals.
American Heritage
A crystalline cyclic hydrocarbon, C6H4(CH)2C6H4, a product of coal-tar distillation used in making alizarin dyes and as a detector of radiation.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.

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Other Word Forms of Anthracene

Noun

Singular:
anthracene
Plural:
anthracenes

Origin of Anthracene

  • From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (anthraks, “coal”) +‎ -ene.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek anthrax anthrak- charcoal –ene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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