oxanthracene Chem.
(ɒkˈsænθrəsiːn)
Also oxy-.
[f. ox- 1 + anthracene.]
A neutral substance, C14H8O2, derived from anthracene.
| 1862 Miller Elem. Chem. III. 670. 1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 352 [It] forms light reddish-yellow crystals of oxanthracene, fusible, volatile without decomposition, and subliming in long needles. |