| 释义 |
xanthene /ˈzanθiːn /noun [mass noun] ChemistryA yellowish crystalline compound, whose molecule contains two benzene rings joined by a methylene group and an oxygen atom, and whose derivatives include brilliant, often fluorescent, dyes such as fluorescein and rhodamines.- Chemical formula: C13H10O.
Some other dye systems are based on the chromophores triphenylmethane, xanthene, anthroquinone, indigo, and phthalocyanine. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek xanthos 'yellow' + -ene. |