English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroxyanthraquinone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.

Word forms

hydroxyanthraquinone hydroxyanthraquinones

Etymology

From hydroxy- + anthraquinone.

Synonyms

hydroxyanthracenedione

Derived words

dihydroxyanthraquinone heptahydroxyanthraquinone hexahydroxyanthraquinone octahydroxyanthraquinone pentahydroxyanthraquinone tetrahydroxyanthraquinone trihydroxyanthraquinone
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