ANTHRACENE

Etymology

Noun

anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes)

(organic compound) 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

• acene

Coordinate terms

• benzene (a 1-ring acene)

• naphthalene (a 2-ring acene)

Source: Wiktionary

An"thra*cene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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