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acridone

acridone noun: an tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

acridone (plural acridones)

  1. An tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound

Forms of acridone

pluralacridones

Origin of acridone

From acridine + -one.

Questions about acridone

What does acridone mean?
Acridone means an tricyclic heterocyclic ketone derived from acridine; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is acridone?
Acridone is a noun.
What is the plural of acridone?
The plural of acridone is acridones.

Words near acridone in the dictionary

  1. acridocarpoids
  2. acridological
  3. acridologist
  4. acridologists
  5. acridology
  6. acridone
  7. acridones
  8. acridonium
  9. acridoniums
  10. acridophagi
  11. acridophagous

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