anthracene
a colorless, crystalline powder, C14H12, 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.
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How to use anthracene in a sentence
anthracene is one of the last products passing over in the dry distillation of coal-tar.
anthracene is a white crystalline hydrocarbon, having a bluish fluorescence, melting at 213° C. and boiling above 360° C.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaIt separates in the form of crystals from the anthracene oil on cooling, and is removed by filtration.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaThe anthracene by washing with these solvents is freed from more soluble impurities, and may then contain from 30 to 80 per cent.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaAnother trihydroxy-anthraquinone, although not obtained directly from anthracene, must be claimed as a tar-product.
Coal | Raphael Meldola
British Dictionary definitions for anthracene
/ (ˈænθrəˌsiːn) /
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: C 6 H 4 (CH) 2 C 6 H 4
Origin of anthracene
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Scientific definitions for anthracene
[ ăn′thrə-sēn′ ]
A crystalline hydrocarbon that consists of three benzene rings fused together. It is extracted from coal tar and is used to make dyes and organic chemicals. Chemical formula: C14H10.
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