Medical Definition of Anthracin
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A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.
Alternative forms: anthracin.
Origin: Gr. Coal.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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