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acridine

[ ak-ri-deen, -din ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.


acridine

/ ˈækrɪˌdiːn /

noun

  1. a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C 13 H 9 N
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acridine1

First recorded in 1875–80; acrid + -ine 2

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