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pyroxanthin

pyroxanthin noun: a yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Noun

pyroxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxanthins)

  1. A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Forms of pyroxanthin

pluralpyroxanthins

Origin of pyroxanthin

From pyro- + xanth- + -in.

Questions about pyroxanthin

What does pyroxanthin mean?
Pyroxanthin means a yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
What part of speech is pyroxanthin?
Pyroxanthin is a noun.
What is the plural of pyroxanthin?
The plural of pyroxanthin is pyroxanthins.

Words near pyroxanthin in the dictionary

  1. pyrovanadic
  2. pyrovidicon
  3. pyrovidicons
  4. pyroxamide
  5. pyroxamine
  6. pyroxanthin
  7. pyroxanthogen
  8. pyroxasulfone
  9. pyroxene
  10. pyroxenes
  11. pyroxenic

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