pyroxanthin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pyro- +‎ xanth- +‎ -in.

Noun[edit]

pyroxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxanthins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
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