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phenanthraquinone

phenanthraquinone noun: any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione).

Noun

phenanthraquinone (plural phenanthraquinones)

  1. Any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione)

Forms of phenanthraquinone

pluralphenanthraquinones

Questions about phenanthraquinone

What does phenanthraquinone mean?
Phenanthraquinone means any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione).
What part of speech is phenanthraquinone?
Phenanthraquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of phenanthraquinone?
The plural of phenanthraquinone is phenanthraquinones.

Words near phenanthraquinone in the dictionary

  1. phenalenones
  2. phenalgin
  3. phenalgine
  4. phenamazoline
  5. phenampromide
  6. phenanthraquinone
  7. phenanthraquinones
  8. phenanthrene
  9. phenanthrenemethanol
  10. phenanthrenequinone
  11. phenanthrenequinones

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