phenanthrenequinone

[ fuh-nan-threen-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn ]

/ fəˌnæn θrin kwəˈnoʊn, -ˈkwɪn oʊn /

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noun Chemistry.

a yellowish-orange, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H8O2, used chiefly in organic synthesis and the manufacture of dyes.

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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

Words nearby phenanthrenequinone

Phelps, phenacaine, phenacetin, phenacite, phenanthrene, phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phencyclidine, phene