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octahydroxyanthraquinone

octahydroxyanthraquinone noun: a highly hydroxylated organic compound derived from the anthraquinone molecule. It consists of an anthraquinone core with eight hydroxyl groups attached, one at every available position on the aromatic rings.

octahydroxyanthraquinone: a highly hydroxylated organic compound derived from the anthraquinone molecule. It consists of an...
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Noun

octahydroxyanthraquinone (uncountable)

  1. A highly hydroxylated organic compound derived from the anthraquinone molecule. It consists of an anthraquinone core with eight hydroxyl groups attached, one at every available position on the aromatic rings.

Origin of octahydroxyanthraquinone

From octahydroxy + anthraquinone

Questions about octahydroxyanthraquinone

What does octahydroxyanthraquinone mean?
Octahydroxyanthraquinone means a highly hydroxylated organic compound derived from the anthraquinone molecule. It consists of an anthraquinone core with eight hydroxyl groups attached, one at every available position on the aromatic rings.
What part of speech is octahydroxyanthraquinone?
Octahydroxyanthraquinone is a noun.

Words near octahydroxyanthraquinone in the dictionary

  1. octahydrocurcuminoid
  2. octahydrocurcuminoids
  3. octahydronaphthalene
  4. octahydronaphthalenes
  5. octahydroxy
  6. octahydroxyanthraquinone
  7. octairon
  8. octakaidecahedra
  9. octakaidecahedron
  10. octaketide
  11. octaketides

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