xanthene
/ˈzænθiːn/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a yellowish crystalline compound, whose molecule contains two benzene rings joined by a methylene group and an oxygen atom, and whose derivatives include brilliant, often fluorescent dyes such as fluorescein and rhodamines【化】呫吨。
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- Chem. formula: C13H10O.化学分子式: C13H10O.
词源
late 19th cent.: from Greek xanthos 'yellow' + -ENE.