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