acridine
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈækɹɪdiːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
acridine (countable and uncountable, plural acridines)
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
- (countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound
Derived terms
- acridine carboxamide
- acridine dye
- acridine orange
- acridine yellow
- acridinium
- acridinyl
- acridone
- acridorex
- acrisorcin
- aminoacridine
- bisacridine
- bucricaine
- diacridine
- dihydroxyacridine
- dimetacrine
- ethacridine
- floxacrine
- nitracrine
- tacrine
Translations
tricyclic aromatic heterocycle obtained from coal tar
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
acridine f
- plural of acridina