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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Anthracene
Noun
Singular:
anthracene
Plural:
anthracenesOrigin 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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