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dihydroxyanthraquinone

dihydroxyanthraquinone noun: any of several isomeric organic compounds with formula C₁₄H₈O₄, formally derived from an anthraquinone by replacing two hydrogen atoms by hydroxyl groups.

Noun

dihydroxyanthraquinone (plural dihydroxyanthraquinones)

  1. Any of several isomeric organic compounds with formula C₁₄H₈O₄, formally derived from an anthraquinone by replacing two hydrogen atoms by hydroxyl groups

Forms of dihydroxyanthraquinone

pluraldihydroxyanthraquinones

Origin of dihydroxyanthraquinone

From dihydroxy + anthraquinone.

Questions about dihydroxyanthraquinone

What does dihydroxyanthraquinone mean?
Dihydroxyanthraquinone means any of several isomeric organic compounds with formula C₁₄H₈O₄, formally derived from an anthraquinone by replacing two hydrogen atoms by hydroxyl groups.
What part of speech is dihydroxyanthraquinone?
Dihydroxyanthraquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroxyanthraquinone?
The plural of dihydroxyanthraquinone is dihydroxyanthraquinones.

Words near dihydroxyanthraquinone in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxyacids
  2. dihydroxyacridine
  3. dihydroxyacridines
  4. dihydroxyadenine
  5. dihydroxyaluminium
  6. dihydroxyanthraquinone
  7. dihydroxyanthraquinones
  8. dihydroxyanthrone
  9. dihydroxyanthrones
  10. dihydroxybenzene
  11. dihydroxybenzenes

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