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anthracene
| anthracene oil
| anthracic
| anthraciferous
| anthracite
| anthracite coal
anthracene
CIDE DICTIONARY
anthracene, n. [Gr. coal.].
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4 , which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anthracene, n. a colourless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils and used in the manufacture of chemicals.
Etymology
Gk anthrax -akos coal + -ENE
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