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benzanthracene

[ ben-zan-thruh-seen ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbon, C 18 H 12 , consisting of four fused benzene rings, produced by incomplete combustion of organic matter.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of benzanthracene1

First recorded in 1935–40; benz- + anthracene

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