Anthrol

CH.OH. Phenol or hydroxyl derivative obtained from anthracene; known in various isomeric forms: prepared from anthracene-sulphonic acid and pota ium hydroxide. Anthropidæ. Sub-order of Primates, including the old order Bimana . It includes one family, Hominide , and one genus, Homo (Man), which po ibly comprises only one species. The zoological characters of man distinguishing him from the other primates are erect posture, bipedal progre ion, the hinder limbs being used for the sole purpose of supporting the body. The foot has a broad sole, distinct heel and non opposable hallux, which is the largest of the pedal digits. The hands are used for prehension, and the thumb is not only opposable, but is capable of abduction or adduction. The spine has a double curve, and the skull is supported at near its center below. There is no sagittal crest, and the superciliary ridges are small. There is a well-marked chin. The canines are small, and no diastema is present. The capacity of the cranium is never le than 40, and may be 100 cubic inches; the brain weighs from 45 to 60 ounces, and it is more abundantly convoluted than in any other mammal. The body is nearly or quite naked, and requires special artificial protection in colder regions. Man is psychologically very different from other animals in having religious systems, developing sciences and arts, and in using a language of sounds and symbols to expre rational thought. For the Races, see MAN.