ANTHRACENE
\ˈanθɹe͡ɪsˌiːn], \ˈanθɹeɪsˌiːn], \ˈa_n_θ_ɹ_eɪ_s_ˌiː_n]\
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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an-thra-s[=e]n', n. a hydrocarbon obtained as one of the last products in the distillation of coal-tar, of value as the source of artificial alizarin. [Gr. anthrax, coal, and -ene.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Crystalline hydrocarbon, C14H10, from coal-tar.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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