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hydroxyxanthone

hydroxyxanthone noun: an organic compound with a xanthone core structure and one or more hydroxyl groups attached.

Noun

hydroxyxanthone (plural hydroxyxanthones)

  1. An organic compound with a xanthone core structure and one or more hydroxyl groups attached.

Forms of hydroxyxanthone

pluralhydroxyxanthones

Origin of hydroxyxanthone

From hydroxy- + xanthone.

Questions about hydroxyxanthone

What does hydroxyxanthone mean?
Hydroxyxanthone means an organic compound with a xanthone core structure and one or more hydroxyl groups attached.
What part of speech is hydroxyxanthone?
Hydroxyxanthone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyxanthone?
The plural of hydroxyxanthone is hydroxyxanthones.

Words near hydroxyxanthone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxywithanolides
  2. hydroxywogonin
  3. hydroxywortmannin
  4. hydroxywybutine
  5. hydroxywybutosine
  6. hydroxyxanthone
  7. hydroxyyohimbine
  8. hydroxyzine
  9. hydroxyzines
  10. hydrozincite
  11. hydrozincites

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