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anthracene

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTHRACENE

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

Defn: 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.]

ANTHRACENE OIL

ANTHRACENE OIL An "thra *cene oil.

Defn: A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling ), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 27 º. It is the principal source of anthracene.

New American Oxford Dictionary

anthracene

an thra cene |ˈanTHrəˌsēn ˈænθrəsin | ▶noun Chemistry a colorless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils and used in chemical manufacture. [A tricyclic compound; chem. formula: C 14 H 10. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal ’ + -ene .

Oxford Dictionary

anthracene

anthracene |ˈanθrəsiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a colourless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils and used in chemical manufacture. ●A tricyclic compound; chem. formula: C 14 H 10. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal ’ + -ene .