anthracene-functionalized
|an-thra-cene-func-tion-al-ized|
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/ˈænθrəsiːn-ˈfʌŋkʃənəˌlaɪzd/
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/ˈænθrəsiːn-ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nəˌlaɪzd/
(anthracene-functionalize)
bearing introduced anthracene groups
Etymology
'anthracene-functionalized' is a modern English compound formed from 'anthracene' and 'functionalized'. 'Anthracene' originates from Greek 'anthrax' meaning 'coal' (via chemical naming conventions in the 19th century), and 'functionalized' derives from 'function' + the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (from Latin/Greek roots) meaning 'to introduce a functional group or functionality'.
'anthracene' was coined in the 19th century to name a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon isolated from coal tar; 'functionalize' developed in chemical usage in the 20th century to mean 'introduce or install a functional group', and the compound adjective 'anthracene-functionalized' arose by combining these elements to describe materials or molecules bearing anthracene groups.
Initially, 'anthracene' referred simply to the hydrocarbon from coal tar and 'functionalize' to the general chemical operation of adding functional groups; over time the compound 'anthracene-functionalized' came to specifically mean 'bearing anthracene substituents introduced deliberately to impart particular properties'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
modified by attachment/introduction of one or more anthracene groups (moieties) — i.e., bearing anthracene substituents introduced to provide particular electronic, photophysical, or binding properties.
The research team synthesized an anthracene-functionalized polymer to study its photoluminescence.
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Last updated: 2026/01/15 01:01