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benzanthracene
[ ben-zan-thruh-seen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- 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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