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xanthenes

xanthenes is the plural of xanthene.

Meaning of xanthene

Noun

xanthene (countable and uncountable, plural xanthenes)

  1. Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin.

Questions about xanthenes

What is xanthenes the plural of?
Xanthenes is the plural of xanthene.

Words near xanthenes in the dictionary

  1. xanthematin
  2. xanthemia
  3. xanthene
  4. xanthene dye
  5. xanthene dyes
  6. xanthenes
  7. xanthenic
  8. xanthenone
  9. xanthenyl
  10. Xanthi
  11. Xanthian

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