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anthraquinone noun. L19.
[from ANTHRA(CENE + QUINONE.]
Chemistry. A yellow crystalline quinone, C14H8O2, which is obtained by oxidation of anthracene, and is the basis of many natural and synthetic dyes. Also, any of various other quinones with similar structures.