anthracene - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'anthracene' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Anthracene

[ n.]

- 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.

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