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Anthracene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anthracene : \An"thra*cene\, n. [Gr. ? coal.] (Chem.)
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. [Written also anthracin.]
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