anthracenes

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A form of anthracene — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of anthracene
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