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AnthraceneAnthracene An"thra*cene, n. [Gr. ? coal.] (Chem.)
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies
naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal
tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of
alizarin. [Written also anthracin.] Anthracene oil
Anthracene oil An"thra*cene oil
A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which
distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270[deg].
It is the principal source of anthracene.
Anthracic
Anthracic An*thrac"ic, a.
Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood.
Anthraciferous
Anthraciferous An`thra*cif"er*ous, a. [Gr. ? coal + -ferous.]
(Min.)
Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.
anthracinAnthracene An"thra*cene, n. [Gr. ? coal.] (Chem.)
A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies
naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal
tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of
alizarin. [Written also anthracin.] AnthraciteAnthracite An"thra*cite, n. [L. anthracites a kind of
bloodstone; fr. Gr. ? like coals, fr. ?, ?, coal or charcoal.
Cf. Anthrax.]
A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster,
differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no
bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non
luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of
carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal. AnthraciteCoal Coal, n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G.
kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to
burn. Cf. Kiln, Collier.]
1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited,
fragment from wood or other combustible substance;
charcoal.
2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible
substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used
for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon,
but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a
large amount of volatile matter.
Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first
part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal
formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc.
Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken
mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals
on the fire. In the United States the singular in a
collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of
coal.
Age of coal plants. See Age of Acrogens, under Acrogen.
Anthracite or Glance coal. See Anthracite.
Bituminous coal. See under Bituminous.
Blind coal. See under Blind.
Brown coal, or Lignite. See Lignite.
Caking coal, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes
pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat,
the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent,
grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left.
Cannel coal, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine
texture and dull luster. See Cannel coal.
Coal bed (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal.
Coal breaker, a structure including machines and machinery
adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.
Coal field (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal
occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and
are hence called coal basins. See Basin.
Coal gas, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from
bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc.,
and for cooking and heating.
Coal heaver, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in
putting it in, and discharging it from, ships.
Coal measures. (Geol.)
(a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.
(b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between
the millstone grit below and the Permian formation
above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds
of the world.
Coal oil, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum.
Coal plant (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of
plants found in the strata of the coal formation.
Coal tar. See in the Vocabulary.
To haul over the coals, to call to account; to scold or
censure. [Colloq.]
Wood coal. See Lignite. Anthracitic
Anthracitic An"thra*cit"ic, a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic
formations.
Anthracoid
Anthracoid An"thra*coid, a. [Anthrax + -oid.] (Biol.)
Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as,
an anthracoid microbe.
Anthracomancy
Anthracomancy An"thra*co*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, coal + -mancy.]
Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Anthracometer
Anthracometer An`thra*com"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? coal, carbon +
-meter.]
An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a
mixture.
Anthracometric
Anthracometric An`thra*co*met"ric, a.
Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.
AnthraconiteAnthraconite An*thrac"o*nite, n. [See Anthracite.] (Min.)
A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when
rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone. AnthraquinoneAnthraquinone An`thra*qui"none, n. [Anthracene + quinone.]
(Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow
needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene. AnthraxAnthrax An"thrax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? coal, carbuncle.]
1. (Med.)
(a) A carbuncle.
(b) A malignant pustule.
2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus
anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust.
under Bacillus.]
3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed
to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus
anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious
matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The
spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria.
Called also splenic fever. anthraxMalignant Ma*lig"nant, a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of
malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See
Malign, and cf. Benignant.]
1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress;
actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently
inimical; bent on evil; malicious.
A malignant and a turbaned Turk. --Shak.
2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.
``Malignant care.' --Macaulay.
Some malignant power upon my life. --Shak.
Something deleterious and malignant as his touch.
--Hawthorne.
3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal
issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.
Malignant pustule (Med.), a very contagious disease,
transmitted to man from animals, characterized by the
formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a
vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks
down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound
exhaustion and usually fatal. Called also charbon, and
sometimes, improperly, anthrax. anthraxCarbuncle Car"bun*cle, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a
bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo
coal: cf. F. carboncle. See Carbon.]
1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture
of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the
East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep
tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name
belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has
been also given to red spinel and garnet.
2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the
subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the
neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected
parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and
marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil
in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central
core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called
anthrax.
3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the
precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating
from a common center. Called also escarbuncle. Anthrax vaccineAnthrax vaccine An"thrax vac"cine (Veter.)
A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacterium
anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals,
esp. cattle. Bacillus anthracisAnthrax An"thrax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? coal, carbuncle.]
1. (Med.)
(a) A carbuncle.
(b) A malignant pustule.
2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus
anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust.
under Bacillus.]
3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed
to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus
anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious
matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The
spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria.
Called also splenic fever. Bacillus anthracisAnthrax An"thrax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? coal, carbuncle.]
1. (Med.)
(a) A carbuncle.
(b) A malignant pustule.
2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus
anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust.
under Bacillus.]
3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed
to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus
anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious
matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The
spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria.
Called also splenic fever. Bacterium anthracisAnthrax vaccine An"thrax vac"cine (Veter.)
A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacterium
anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals,
esp. cattle. Glossanthrax
Glossanthrax Glos*san"thrax, n. [Gr. ? tongue + E. anthrax:
cf. F. glossanthrax.]
A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in
the mouth and on the tongue.
Paranthracene
Paranthracene Par*an"thra*cene, n. [Pref. para- + anthracene.]
(Chem.)
An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
Xylanthrax
Xylanthrax Xy*lan"thrax, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood + ? coal.]
Wood coal, or charcoal; -- so called in distinction from
mineral coal.
Meaning of Anthra from wikipedia
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Dithranol (INN) or
anthralin (USAN and
former BAN) is a hydroxyanthrone,
anthracene derivative, and is used in
medications applied to the skin of people...
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aromatic hydrocarbon ("benzo-" for benzene, "naphtho-" for naphthalene, "
anthra-" for anthracene, etc.) and the "-quinone" suffix.
Infix multipliers "-di-"...
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Antagon Antagonate antazoline (INN)
antazonite (INN)
antelmycin (INN)
Antepar Anthra-Derm
Anthraforte Anthranol Anthrascalp anthiolimine (INN)
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currently in
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Violanthrone Names Preferred IUPAC name
Anthra[10,1,2-cde]benzo[rst]pentaphene-5,10-dione
Other names Dibenzanthrone,
Tinon Dark Blue BOA,
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Intimate Narratives of a
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Pigment Violet 29
Names Preferred IUPAC name
Anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d′e′f′]diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone
Identifiers CAS
Number 81-33-4 Y 3D...
