ANTHRAQUINONE


Meaning of ANTHRAQUINONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan(t)-thrə-kwi-ˈnōn, -ˈkwi-ˌnōn ]

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

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