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4 dictionary results for: Anthracene
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an·thra·cene       [an-thruh-seen] Pronunciation Key
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline powder, C14H12, obtained from coal tar and having a violet fluorescence: used chiefly as a source of anthraquinone and alizarin, and in the process of measuring radioactive materials.
[Origin: 1860–65; anthrac- + -ene]
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an·thra·cene       (ān'thrə-sēn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A crystalline hydrocarbon, C14H10, extracted from coal tar and used in the manufacture of dyes and organic chemicals.


[Greek anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal + -ene.]

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anthracene       (ān'thrə-sēn')  Pronunciation Key 
A crystalline hydrocarbon that consists of three benzene rings fused together. It is extracted from coal tar and is used to make dyes and organic chemicals. Chemical formula: C14H10.

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Anthracene

An"thra*cene\, n. [Gr. ? coal.] (Chem.) 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. [Written also anthracin.]

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