dihydroxyanthraquinone

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English

Etymology

From dihydroxy +‎ anthraquinone.

Noun

dihydroxyanthraquinone (plural dihydroxyanthraquinones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric organic compounds with formula C14H8O4, formally derived from an anthraquinone by replacing two hydrogen atoms by hydroxyl groups