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xanthones

xanthones is the plural of xanthone.

Meaning of xanthone

Noun

xanthone (countable and uncountable, plural xanthones)

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

Questions about xanthones

What is xanthones the plural of?
Xanthones is the plural of xanthone.

Words near xanthones in the dictionary

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

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