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Anthracene
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anthracene'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/anthracene.html. 1828.