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xanthone

/ˈzan.θəʊn/US/ˈzæn.θoʊn/

xanthone noun: an aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.

Noun

xanthone (countable and uncountable, plural xanthones)

  1. An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.

Forms of xanthone

pluralxanthones

Words formed from xanthone

Questions about xanthone

What does xanthone mean?
Xanthone means an aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
What part of speech is xanthone?
Xanthone is a noun.
How do you pronounce xanthone?
Xanthone is pronounced /ˈzæn.θoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of xanthone?
The plural of xanthone is xanthones.

Words near xanthone in the dictionary

  1. xanthomonads
  2. xanthomous
  3. xanthomyeloma
  4. xanthomyelomas
  5. xanthomyelomata
  6. xanthone
  7. xanthones
  8. xanthonoid
  9. xanthonoids
  10. xanthonoxypropanolamine
  11. xanthonoxypropanolamines

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