anthracene
Noun
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Noun
anthracene
- (organic compound) 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.
- French: anthracène
- Italian: antracene
- Portuguese: antraceno
- Russian: антраце́н
- Spanish: antraceno
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