anthracene

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

chemical substance

mosquito repellant

paranaphthalene

Translations

antracene

أنثراسين

ανθρακένιο

anthracène

antraceno

antraceno

Etymology

Borrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Auguste Laurent in 1837, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene.