anthracene
anthracene noun: 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.
Noun
anthracene (countable and uncountable, plural anthracenes)
anthracene meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Nepali
anthracene in Hindi
- tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- अंगारेन्य aṅgārenya
anthracene in Tamil
- அந்திரசீன், ஆந்த்ரசீன்
anthracene in Marathi
- tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- अंगारेन्य aṅgārenya
anthracene in Nepali
- tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- अंगारेन्य aṅgārenya
More languagesFewer languages
- anthracene in Persian
- آنتراسن ântrâsen
Forms of anthracene
| plural | anthracenes |
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Origin of anthracene
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.
Words formed from anthracene
Questions about anthracene
- What does anthracene mean?
- Anthracene means 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.
- What is anthracene in Hindi?
- Anthracene in Hindi is अंगारेन्य (aṅgārenya). See Anthracene meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is anthracene?
- Anthracene is a noun.
- What is the plural of anthracene?
- The plural of anthracene is anthracenes.
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