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lawsone

lawsone noun: 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.

Noun

lawsone (uncountable)

  1. 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.

Origin of lawsone

From Lawsonia, (Lawsonia inermis).

Questions about lawsone

What does lawsone mean?
Lawsone means 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.
What part of speech is lawsone?
Lawsone is a noun.

Words near lawsone in the dictionary

  1. Lawson criterion
  2. Lawson cypress
  3. Lawson cypresses
  4. Lawson's cypress
  5. lawsonbauerite
  6. lawsone
  7. Lawsonian
  8. lawsonite
  9. Lawsonize
  10. Lawsonized
  11. Lawsonizes

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