Definition of anthraquinone in English:
anthraquinone
noun ˌanθrəˈkwɪnəʊn-ˈkwēnōn
mass nounChemistry A yellow crystalline compound obtained by oxidation of anthracene. It is the basis of many natural and synthetic dyes.
Chemical formula: C₁₄H₈O₂
Example sentencesExamples
- The appearance of such photochemical by-products as dianthracene and anthraquinone was monitored throughout the irradiation experiments.
- The new algicide, the subject of a patent application, uses a product derivative based on the natural compound anthraquinone, found in rye grass.
- The preparation of anthraquinone used in the National Toxicology Program cancer bioassay was contaminated with the mutagen 9-nitroanthracene
- Their action is due to free anthraquinones, that is to say anthraquinone glycosides called sennosides, of which several types have been identified.
- Aloe emodin is an anthraquinone derivative similar in structure to the known photodynamic sensitizer hypericin.
Origin
Late 19th century: from anthra(cene) + quinone.