benzanthracene

benzanthracene
benz·an·thra·cene ben-'zan(t)-thrə-.sēn n a crystalline feebly carcinogenic cyclic hydrocarbon C18H12 that is found in small amounts in coal tar

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ben·zan·thra·cene (ben-zanґthrə-sēn) one of a group of aromatic hydrocarbons consisting of anthracene with one benzene substitution; some of them have carcinogenic properties.

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