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Anthracene
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Noun
A
tricyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbon
(an
acene
containing three fused rings) obtained from
coal tar
; used in the manufacture of wood
preservative
s,
insecticide
s and the
dye
alizarin
; it is isomeric with
phenanthrene
.