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chromone

chromone noun: 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring.

Noun

chromone (countable and uncountable, plural chromones)

  1. 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring

Forms of chromone

pluralchromones

Words formed from chromone

Questions about chromone

What does chromone mean?
Chromone means 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring.
What part of speech is chromone?
Chromone is a noun.
What is the plural of chromone?
The plural of chromone is chromones.

Words near chromone in the dictionary

  1. chromometry
  2. chromomycin
  3. chromomycins
  4. chromomycosis
  5. chromonar
  6. chromone
  7. chromonema
  8. chromonemata
  9. chromonematic
  10. chromones
  11. chromonic

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