anthracene

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Anthracene

Etymology

Borrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Augustes Laurent in 1837, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene.

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anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes)

  1. (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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