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anthranone

anthranone is the alternative form of anthrone.

Meaning of anthrone

Noun

anthrone (plural anthrones)

  1. A tricyclic aromatic ketone, used in a popular cellulose assay and in the colorimetric determination of carbohydrates; any derivative of this compound

Questions about anthranone

What is anthranone the alternative form of?
Anthranone is the alternative form of anthrone.

Words near anthranone in the dictionary

  1. anthraniloyls
  2. anthranoid
  3. anthranoids
  4. anthranol
  5. anthranols
  6. anthranone
  7. anthranoyl
  8. anthranoyllycoctonine
  9. anthranylate
  10. anthrapurpurin
  11. anthrapyrazole

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anthranone (page history and authors); anthrone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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