cerulignone
noun
ce·ru·lig·none
variants or less commonly coerulignone
-¦nōn
plural -s
: a dark blue crystalline quinone C16H16O6 obtained from beechwood tar
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ceru- (from Latin caeruleus) + Latin lignum + International Scientific Vocabulary quinone; originally formed as German zörulignon