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anthracene
[ an-thruh-seen ]
noun
- a colorless, crystalline powder, C 14 H 12 , obtained from coal tar and having a violet fluorescence: used chiefly as a source of anthraquinone and alizarin, and in the process of measuring radioactive materials.
anthracene
/ ˈæθəˌː /
noun
- a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C 6 H 4 (CH) 2 C 6 H 4
anthracene
/ ă′ٳə-ŧ′ /
- A crystalline hydrocarbon that consists of three benzene rings fused together. It is extracted from coal tar and is used to make dyes and organic chemicals. Chemical formula: C 14 H 10 .
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anthracene1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anthracene1
Example Sentences
Their successful synthesis and characterization of a novel molecule called "BNBN anthracene" has opened up new possibilities for the development of advanced electronic devices.
Then they tracked the resulting annihilation radiation at the farthest edges of their experiment, using two photomultiplier tubes, anthracene crystals and a scintillation counter as a gamma-ray detector.
After the aniline dyes, derived from benzene, came magentas made from toluene, reds from anthracene, pinks from phenol, and indigos from naphthalene.
It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
Anthracene was obtained from alizarine, and, after much labour, alizarine was prepared from anthracene.
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