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Definition of Anthracenes
1. anthracene [n] - See also: anthracene
Medical Definition of Anthracenes
1. A family of aromatic hydrocarbons derived from coal tar distillation. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthracenes
Literary usage of Anthracenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds; Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1885)
"Isomeric dimethyl anthracenes have been obtained from xylyl chloride, C,H4(CHS).CH,C1,
on heating it with water (melting at 200°), from toluene and ..."
2. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry ; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds by Victor von Richter (1900)
"(b) Meso- or y-Alkyl anthracenes are obtained from the ... Substituted anthracenes :
Chlorine and bromine acting upon the CS2-solution of anthracene first ..."
3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by August Bernthsen (1891)
"The oxy -anthracenes appear to be also present in coal tar. ... 7-Alkylated
anthracenes are also produced by the elimination of the elements of water from ..."
4. The Construction of Roads and Pavements by Thomas Radford Agg (1920)
"The third and fourth groups (anthracenes) are not as highly antiseptic as the
phenols, but are much less volatile and are insoluble in water, ..."
5. The Preservation of Structural Timber by Howard Frederick Weiss (1916)
"with a corresponding increase in the amount of anthracenes, ig believed to ...
The relative quantity of tar acids, naphthalenes, and anthracenes will of ..."
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