anthracene
See also: anthracène
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene.
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anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes)
- (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.
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- benzene (a 1-ring acene)
- naphthalene (a 2-ring acene)
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tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
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See also edit
- anthracene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia