1. A colorless crystalline hydrocarbon (C₁₄H₁₀) found in coal tar, used in the production of dyes and other organic compounds.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Anthracene is extracted from coal tar during the distillation process.
• The chemical structure of anthracene consists of three fused benzene rings.
• Anthracene is used as a starting material for synthesizing anthraquinone dyes.
• Researchers studied the photochemical properties of anthracene under UV light.
• The purity of anthracene samples is important for industrial applications.