phenanthrenequinone
[ fuh-nan-threen-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn ]
/ fəˌnæn θrin kwəˈnoʊn, -ˈkwɪn oʊn /
noun Chemistry.
a yellowish-orange, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H8O2, used chiefly in organic synthesis and the manufacture of dyes.
Nearby words
phenacaine, phenacetin, phenaceturic acid, phenacite, phenanthrene, phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride, phenate, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phencyclidine
Also phe·nan·thra·qui·none [fuh-nan-thruh-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn] /fəˌnæn θrə kwəˈnoʊn, -ˈkwɪn oʊn/.
Origin of phenanthrenequinone
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