anthracene
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Definition of anthracene
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French anthracène, coined by its co-discoverer Auguste Laurent in 1837, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) + -ene. By surface analysis, anthrac- + -ene.
Words you can make from anthracene
200+ playable · top: ENCHANTER (14 pts)
Best play enchanter 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
24 words- ARCHEAN 12 pts
- CHAETAE 12 pts
- CHANTER 12 pts
- CHEATER 12 pts
- EARACHE 12 pts
- ENCHANT 12 pts
- ENHANCE 12 pts
- HECTARE 12 pts
- RECHEAT 12 pts
- RETEACH 12 pts
- TEACHER 12 pts
- TRACHEA 12 pts
- TRANCHE 12 pts
- EARTHEN 10 pts
- HEARTEN 10 pts
- HETAERA 10 pts
- ACERATE 9 pts
- CANTEEN 9 pts
- CATENAE 9 pts
- CATERAN 9 pts
- CENTARE 9 pts
- CENTNER 9 pts
- CRENATE 9 pts
- REENACT 9 pts
6-letter words
46 words- ACHENE 11 pts
- ANARCH 11 pts
- CHAETA 11 pts
- CHANNA 11 pts
- ETCHER 11 pts
- RACHET 11 pts
- THECAE 11 pts
- THENCE 11 pts
- TRENCH 11 pts
- AETHER 9 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- ETHANE 9 pts
- HEATER 9 pts
- HEREAT 9 pts
- NETHER 9 pts
- REHEAT 9 pts
- THENAR 9 pts
- ARCANE 8 pts
- CANNER 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CARATE 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CATENA 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERATE 8 pts
- CETANE 8 pts
- CREATE 8 pts
- ECARTE 8 pts
- NECTAR 8 pts
- RECANE 8 pts
- RECANT 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- TANREC 8 pts
- TENACE 8 pts
- TENREC 8 pts
- TRANCE 8 pts
- AERATE 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- RENNET 6 pts
- TANNER 6 pts
- TENNER 6 pts
5-letter words
68 words- CHANA 10 pts
- CHANT 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHART 10 pts
- CHEAT 10 pts
- CHEER 10 pts
- CHERT 10 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- NATCH 10 pts
- RANCH 10 pts
- RATCH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- TACHE 10 pts
- TEACH 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- THECA 10 pts
- ARHAT 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- HENNA 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANNA 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
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- CRANE 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- ANTRA 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- AREAE 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- RANEE 5 pts
- RATAN 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- TENNE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
4-letter words
56 words- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAAR 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- RATH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- RANT 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
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