anthracene
See also: anthracène
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene.
Noun
anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes)
- (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.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- benzene (a 1-ring acene)
- naphthalene (a 2-ring acene)
Derived terms
Translations
tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
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See also
anthracene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia