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coerulignone

coerulignone noun: a bluish-violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl.

Noun

coerulignone (uncountable)

  1. A bluish-violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl.
    Synonyms:
    cedriret

Synonyms of coerulignone

Origin of coerulignone

From Latin coeruleus (“cerulean”) + lignum (“wood”) + English quinone.

Questions about coerulignone

What does coerulignone mean?
Coerulignone means a bluish-violet crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl.
What part of speech is coerulignone?
Coerulignone is a noun.

Words near coerulignone in the dictionary

  1. coerulear
  2. coerulein
  3. coeruleins
  4. coeruleocortical
  5. coeruleospinal
  6. coerulignone
  7. coeruloplasmin
  8. coerulospinal
  9. Coerver
  10. COEs
  11. coesite

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