indanthrone

noun

in·​dan·​throne

ə̇nˈdanˌthrōn

plural -s

: a blue anthraquinone-azine dye that is the parent compound of several halogenated dyes

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English indanthrene indanthrone (International Scientific Vocabulary ind- entry 2 + -anthrene; probably originally formed as German indanthren) + English -one

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