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xanthene definition

xan·thene (zan′t̸hēn′)

noun

a ring system, CHCHOCH, occurring as yellowish, crystalline leaflets in the molecules of many dyes

Etymology: xanth(o)- + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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