anthraquinone

anthraquinone

English

Etymology

anthra- +‎ quinone

Noun

anthraquinone (plural anthraquinones)

1. (organic chemistry) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
2. (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.

Derived terms

• aminoanthraquinone
• anthraquinonoid
• hydroxyanthraquinone
• preanthraquinone

Translations

tricyclic quinone

Finnish: antrakinoni Italian: antrachinone (it) m Persian: آنتراکینون‎ (ântrâkinon)

Portuguese: antraquinona f Spanish: antraquinona f

Further reading

• “Anthraquinone” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.

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French

Noun

anthraquinone m (plural anthraquinones)

1. (organic chemistry) anthraquinone