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phenanthrenequinone
[ fuh-nan-threen-kwuh-nohn, -kwin-ohn ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a yellowish-orange, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 8 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and the manufacture of dyes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phenanthrenequinone1
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Example Sentences
It does not react with sodium or with phenylhydrazine, but yields dye-stuffs with isatin and phenanthrenequinone.
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