xanthene

See also: xanthène

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Internationalism reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- +‎ -ene.

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xanthene (countable and uncountable, plural xanthenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin.

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