phenazine

(fenə zēn′, -zin)

noun

a tricyclic, yellow, crystalline base, CH:N:CH, from which many dyes are derived

Origin: phen- + az(o)- + -ine

See phenazine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A yellow crystalline compound, C6H4N2C6H4, used in the manufacture of dyes.

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