acridone

noun

ac·​ri·​done

ˈa-krə-ˌdōn

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline ketone C₆H₄(CO)(NH)C₆H₄ yielding acridine on reduction

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of acridine + -one; probably originally formed as German akridon

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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