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leucoquinizarin

leucoquinizarin noun: colorless reduced form of quinizarin that is a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of other anthraquinone-based dyes and pigments.

Noun

leucoquinizarin (uncountable)

  1. Colorless reduced form of quinizarin that is a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of other anthraquinone-based dyes and pigments.
    • The amination mechanism of leucoquinizarin was investigated on the basis of the kinetics and structures of leuco compounds.1982 April, Masashi Kikuchi, Takamichi Yamagishi, Mitsuhiko Hida, “Kinetic Studies on the Amination of Leucoquinizarin”, in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Origin of leucoquinizarin

From leuco- + quinizarin.

Questions about leucoquinizarin

What does leucoquinizarin mean?
Leucoquinizarin means colorless reduced form of quinizarin that is a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of other anthraquinone-based dyes and pigments.
What part of speech is leucoquinizarin?
Leucoquinizarin is a noun.

Words near leucoquinizarin in the dictionary

  1. leucopoietic
  2. leucoprotease
  3. leucoproteases
  4. leucopyrite
  5. leucopyrites
  6. leucoquinizarin
  7. leucoreduced
  8. leucoreduction
  9. leucoreductions
  10. leucorobinetinidin
  11. leucorobinetinidins

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