#science adjectival

• Anthracenic — Belonging to anthracene, referring to anthracene, or structurally deriving from the core of this aromatic hydrocarbon; an organic compound, dye, or plant active principle (such as anthracene glycosides found in plants like senna or buckthorn) characterized by the presence of three linearly fused benzene rings. In a pharmacodynamic sense, it describes a class of substances with intense purgative or laxative properties, used in the formulation of standardized phytotherapeutic remedies.