ACRIDINE


Meaning of ACRIDINE in English

/ak"ri deen', -din/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.

[ 1875-80; ACRID + -INE 2 ]

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