XANTHENE


Meaning of XANTHENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌthēn ]

noun

Date: 1898

1. : a white crystalline heterocyclic compound C 13 H 10 O ; also : an isomer of this that is the parent of the colored forms of the xanthene dyes

2. : any of various derivatives of xanthene

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.