Meaning

2 senses

  1. A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.

  2. Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.

Translations

5 languages

Forms

plural: anthraquinones
Singularanthraquinone
Pluralanthraquinones

regular

Word family

9 related words
Derivedaminoanthraquinoneanthraquinonoidbianthraquinonedianthraquinonedihydroxyanthraquinonehydroxyanthraquinonemethylanthraquinonemitoxantronetrihydroxymethylanthraquinone

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anthemanthillanthologyC2anthraxanthropocentricanthropologistC1anthropologyC1

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