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hydroxyanthraquinone

hydroxyanthraquinone noun: any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.

Noun

hydroxyanthraquinone (plural hydroxyanthraquinones)

  1. Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
    Synonyms:
    hydroxyanthracenedione

Synonyms of hydroxyanthraquinone

Forms of hydroxyanthraquinone

pluralhydroxyanthraquinones

Origin of hydroxyanthraquinone

From hydroxy- + anthraquinone.

Words formed from hydroxyanthraquinone

Questions about hydroxyanthraquinone

What does hydroxyanthraquinone mean?
Hydroxyanthraquinone means any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is hydroxyanthraquinone?
Hydroxyanthraquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyanthraquinone?
The plural of hydroxyanthraquinone is hydroxyanthraquinones.

Words near hydroxyanthraquinone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyamphetamine
  2. hydroxyaniline
  3. hydroxyanilines
  4. hydroxyanisole
  5. hydroxyanisoles
  6. hydroxyanthraquinone
  7. hydroxyanthraquinones
  8. hydroxyanthrone
  9. hydroxyapatite
  10. hydroxyapatites
  11. hydroxyaryl

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