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Where does “benzanthracene” come from?

benzanthracene (English) comes from English anthracene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

benzanthracene (English): Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic...

Ancestry of “benzanthracene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanthraceneA tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from...
2French-ène-ene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “benzanthracene”

  • dimethylbenzanthracene
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