anthraquinone

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English anthra-

English quinine

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English quinic

German Ketonbor.

English ketone

English -one

English quinone

English anthraquinone

From anthra- + quinone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌænθɹəkwɪˈnoʊn/, /-ˈkwaɪnoʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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
• anthraquinonyl
• bianthraquinone
• dianthraquinone
• dihydroxyanthraquinone
• hydroxyanthraquinone
• methylanthraquinone
• preanthraquinone
• trihydroxymethylanthraquinone

Translations

tricyclic quinone

• Catalan: antraquinona f
• Finnish: antrakinoni
• French: anthraquinone (fr) m
• Italian: antrachinone (it) m
• Persian: آنتراکینون (ântrâkinon)
• Polish: antrachinon m
• Portuguese: antraquinona f
• Spanish: antraquinona f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Anthraquinone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

French

Etymology

From anthra- +‎ quinone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁa.ki.nɔn/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

anthraquinone m (plural anthraquinones)

1. (organic chemistry) anthraquinone