anthracene

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Auguste Laurent in 1837, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene. By surface analysis, anthrac- +‎ -ene. === Noun === anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes) (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. ==== Hypernyms ==== acene ==== Coordinate terms ==== benzene (a 1-ring acene) naphthalene (a 2-ring acene) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anthracite ==== Translations ==== === See also === anthracene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia