n.
Pronunciation: ˌ an(t)-thr ə -kwi- ' n ō n, - ' kwi- ˌ n ō n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French, from anthra cene + quinone
Date: 1869
: a yellow crystalline ketone C 14 H 8 O 2 often derived from anthracene and used especially in the manufacture of dyes