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flavol

flavol noun: a flavonoid obtained from anthraquinone.

Noun

flavol

  1. A flavonoid obtained from anthraquinone.
    • The phenol character, both of flavol and of anthrolsulphonic acid, is shown by the fact that with diazo compounds they yield azo colouring matters.1882 October 29, J. J. H.·, “On Dioxyanthraquinone from a-Anthraquinondi-sulphonic Acid”, in Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, volume 1, page 401
    • Of the many Derivatives of Anthracene, the following may be mentioned: […] (three isomerides: chrysazol, rufol, and flavol); anthracenesulphonic and disulphonic acids; […]1913, Ettore Molinari, Treatise on general and industrial organic chemistry, page 616

Origin of flavol

From Latin flavus (“yellow”) + -ol.

Questions about flavol

What does flavol mean?
Flavol means a flavonoid obtained from anthraquinone.
What part of speech is flavol?
Flavol is a noun.

Words near flavol in the dictionary

  1. flavokavains
  2. flavokawain
  3. flavokawains
  4. flavokinase
  5. flavokinases
  6. flavol
  7. flavolignan
  8. flavomycin
  9. flavon
  10. flavonal
  11. flavone

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