anthracene
anthracene · anthracenes
антрацен
A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tarA 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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
антраце́нantracén
Translations
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By meaning 1
tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon:
Origin
Borrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Auguste Laurent in 1837, fromBorrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Auguste Laurent in 1837, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene. By surface analysis, anthrac- + -ene.
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Forms
plural: anthracenes| Singular | anthracene |
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Word family
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