ALL meanings of anthracene
an·thra·cene
A a - 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