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English → English (gcide) Definition: Anthracene Anthracene \An"thra*cene\, n. [Gr. ? coal.] (Chem.) 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. [Written also anthracin.] [1913 Webster]