naphthacene

[naf-thuh-seen, nap-]

noun Chemistry.

an explosive solid compound, C18H12, derived from anthracene and coal tar: used for detonating high explosives, as TNT.

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Also tetracene, tetrazene.

Origin of naphthacene

naphtha + (tetra)cene

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