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an·thra·cene | \ ˈan(t)-thrə-ˌsēn 
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\Definition of anthracene
: a crystalline tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C14H10 obtained from coal-tar distillation
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anthracene
nounan·thra·cene | \ ˈan(t)-thrə-ˌsēn \
\Medical Definition of anthracene
: a crystalline cyclic hydrocarbon C14H10 obtained from coal-tar distillation
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The first known use of anthracene was in 1863
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