Anthracene

[ænθrәsi:n]

Definition

(n.) A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.

Inputed by Jarvis

Definition

n. a hydrocarbon obtained as one of the last products in the distillation of coal-tar of value as the source of artificial alizarin.

Inputed by Kelly