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anthraquinone /ˌanθrəˈkwɪnəʊn /noun [mass noun] ChemistryA yellow crystalline compound obtained by oxidation of anthracene. It is the basis of many natural and synthetic dyes.- Chemical formula: C14H8O2.
The new algicide, the subject of a patent application, uses a product derivative based on the natural compound anthraquinone, found in rye grass....- The preparation of anthraquinone used in the National Toxicology Program cancer bioassay was contaminated with the mutagen 9-nitroanthracene
- The appearance of such photochemical by-products as dianthracene and anthraquinone was monitored throughout the irradiation experiments.
OriginLate 19th century: from anthra(cene) + quinone. |