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anthracene

an·thra·cene
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-thruh-seen]
    • /ˈæn θrəˌsin/
    • /ˈæn.θrə.siːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-thruh-seen]
    • /ˈæn θrəˌsin/

Definitions of anthracene word

  • noun anthracene a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4 3
  • noun anthracene a crystalline cyclic hydrocarbon, C6H4(CH)2C6H4, a product of coal-tar distillation used in making alizarin dyes and as a detector of radiation 3
  • noun anthracene a colorless, crystalline powder, C 14 H 12 , obtained from coal tar and having a violet fluorescence: used chiefly as a source of anthraquinone and alizarin, and in the process of measuring radioactive materials. 1
  • noun anthracene A colorless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils and used in chemical manufacture. 1
  • noun anthracene (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. 0
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Origin of anthracene

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; anthrac- + -ene

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Parts of speech for Anthracene

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anthracene popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • anthraquinone

    a yellow crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes, esp anthraquinone dyes, which have excellent colour properties. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H4

  • carbazole

    a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N

  • coal tar

    Coal tar is a thick black liquid made from coal which is used for making drugs and chemical products.

  • naphthacene

    an explosive solid compound, C 1 8 H 1 2 , derived from anthracene and coal tar: used for detonating high explosives, as TNT.

  • phenanthrene

    a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C 1 4 H 1 0 , derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.
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