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trihydroxymethylanthraquinone

trihydroxymethylanthraquinone noun: any trihydroxy, methyl derivative of anthraquinone, but especially 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (emodin).

Noun

trihydroxymethylanthraquinone (plural trihydroxymethylanthraquinones)

  1. Any trihydroxy, methyl derivative of anthraquinone, but especially 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (emodin)

Forms of trihydroxymethylanthraquinone

pluraltrihydroxymethylanthraquinones

Origin of trihydroxymethylanthraquinone

From trihydroxy + methyl + anthraquinone.

Questions about trihydroxymethylanthraquinone

What does trihydroxymethylanthraquinone mean?
Trihydroxymethylanthraquinone means any trihydroxy, methyl derivative of anthraquinone, but especially 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (emodin).
What part of speech is trihydroxymethylanthraquinone?
Trihydroxymethylanthraquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of trihydroxymethylanthraquinone?
The plural of trihydroxymethylanthraquinone is trihydroxymethylanthraquinones.

Words near trihydroxymethylanthraquinone in the dictionary

  1. trihydroxycholesterol
  2. trihydroxycholesterols
  3. trihydroxylated
  4. trihydroxylation
  5. trihydroxylations
  6. trihydroxymethylanthraquinone
  7. trihydroxymethylanthraquinones
  8. trihydroxystilbene
  9. trihypostatic
  10. triidothyronine
  11. triindole

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