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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

phenacetin, phenaceturic acid, phenacite, phenakite, 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

First recorded in 1880–85; phenanthrene + quin(ine) + -one

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019