a yellow crystalline ketone, CH(CO)CH, produced from anthracene by oxidation or the reaction of phthalic anhydride with benzene: it is used in the manufacture of certain dyes and dye intermediates
Origin:
anthra(cene) + quinone
See anthraquinone in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A yellow crystalline powder, C14H8O2, that is insoluble in water and used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.