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quinacridone

quinacridone noun: an organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment.

Noun

quinacridone (countable and uncountable, plural quinacridones)

  1. An organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment.
    • Identification of some organic pigments used in red and brown nonmetallic and metallic monocoats – quinacridones.2001, Brian Caddy, Forensic Examination of Glass and Paint, page 272

Forms of quinacridone

pluralquinacridones

Words formed from quinacridone

Questions about quinacridone

What does quinacridone mean?
Quinacridone means an organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment.
What part of speech is quinacridone?
Quinacridone is a noun.
What is the plural of quinacridone?
The plural of quinacridone is quinacridones.

Words near quinacridone in the dictionary

  1. quinacainol
  2. quinacetol
  3. quinacid
  4. quinacids
  5. quinacillin
  6. quinacridone
  7. quinacridones
  8. quinacrine
  9. quinacrines
  10. Quinagasan
  11. quinagolide

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