chrysogen

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An orange-colored hydrocarbon of unknown composition found in crude anthracene. It melts at 280–290° C. and is almost insoluble in benzene and glacial acetic acid.

Wiktionary

1. n. organic chemistry A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.