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anthracene

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an=thra=cene

CIDE DICTIONARY

anthracenen. [Gr. coal.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anthracene, n. a colourless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils and used in the manufacture of chemicals.

Etymology
Gk anthrax -akos coal + -ENE

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