XANTHENE


Meaning of XANTHENE in English

/zan"theen/ , n. Chem.

a yellow, crystalline substance, C 13 H 10 O, soluble in ether and slightly soluble in alcohol, used in organic synthesis and as a fungicide.

[ 1905-10; earlier xanthen; see XANTHO-, -ENE ]

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