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

• Catalan: antraquinona f
• Finnish: antrakinoni
• Italian: antrachinone (it) m
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• Persian: آنتراکینون (ântrâkinon)
• Portuguese: antraquinona f
• Spanish: antraquinona f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anthraquinone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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French

Noun

anthraquinone m (plural anthraquinones)

1. (organic chemistry) anthraquinone