dibenzanthracene

noun di·benz·an·thra·cene

Medical Definition of DIBENZANTHRACENE

: an orange-brown crystalline actively carcinogenic cyclic hydrocarbon C₂₂H₁₄ found in trace amounts in coal tar

di·benz·an·thra·cene or 1,2:5,6–di·benz·an·thra·cene \(ˌwən-ˌtü-ˌfīv-ˌsiks-)dī-ˌben-ˈzan(t)-thrə-ˌsēn\

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