Usually means: Antibiotic used against anthrax bacteria.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Anthracin)

noun:  Alternative form of anthracene [(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.]

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