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acridine
noun
ac·ri·dine
|
\
ˈa-krə-ˌdēn
\
a colorless crystalline compound C13H9N occurring in coal tar and important as the parent compound of dyes and pharmaceuticals
Definition
:
a colorless crystalline compound C
13
H
9
N occurring in coal tar and important as the parent compound of dyes and pharmaceuticals
First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined
above
History and Etymology
borrowed from German
Acridin,
from Latin
ācer, ācr-
"sharp, biting" + German
-idin
(probably as in
Pyridin
pyridine
) — more at
acr-
disobedience
acridine
noun
ac·ri·dine
|
\
ˈa-krə-ˌdēn
\
a colorless crystalline compound C13H9N occurring in coal tar and important as the parent compound of dyes and pharmaceuticals
Definition
:
a colorless crystalline compound C
13
H
9
N occurring in coal tar and important as the parent compound of dyes and pharmaceuticals
First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined
above
History and Etymology
borrowed from German
Acridin,
from Latin
ācer, ācr-
"sharp, biting" + German
-idin
(probably as in
Pyridin
pyridine
) — more at
acr-
disobedience
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