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xanthenone

xanthenone noun: the compound 9-oxo-xanthene that is the basis of many natural products and insecticides.

Noun

xanthenone (countable and uncountable, plural xanthenones)

  1. The compound 9-oxo-xanthene that is the basis of many natural products and insecticides

Forms of xanthenone

pluralxanthenones

Questions about xanthenone

What does xanthenone mean?
Xanthenone means the compound 9-oxo-xanthene that is the basis of many natural products and insecticides.
What part of speech is xanthenone?
Xanthenone is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthenone?
The plural of xanthenone is xanthenones.

Words near xanthenone in the dictionary

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

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