Anthra

Morpheme

Anthra

Type

bound base

Denotation

anthracene; tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar

Etymology

from anthracene (<Anthrace + -ene>); Ancient Greek ánthrakos, from ánthrax

Evidence

anthraconite, anthracycline, anthramycin, anthrapyrazole, anthraquinone, bisanthrapyrazole

See Also

Anthr, Anthrace