Acridine Definition

ăkrĭ-dēn
noun
A coal tar derivative, C13 H9 N, that has an irritating odor, used in the manufacture of dyes and synthetics.
American Heritage
A colorless, crystalline, cyclic compound, C13H9N, found in coal tar: used to make dyes, of which some are used as antiseptics.
Webster's New World

(uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs.

Wiktionary

(countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound.

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Other Word Forms of Acridine

Noun

Singular:
acridine
Plural:
acridines

Acridine Sentence Examples

  • Similarly a CH group may be replaced by a nitrogen atom with the production of compounds of similar stability; thus benzene gives pyridine, naphthalene gives quinoline and isoquinoline; anthracene gives acridine and a and 3 anthrapyridines.

  • The quinonoid structure of many coloured compounds has been proved experimentally, as, for example, by Hewitt for the benzene-azo-phenols, and Hantzsch for triaminotriphenyl methane and acridine derivatives; but, at the same time, many substances cannot be so explained.

  • It may be separated by shaking out with dilute sulphuric acid, and then precipitating the sulphuric acid solution with potassium bichromate, the resulting acridine bichromate being decomposed by ammonia.

  • Many synthetic processes are known for the production of acridine and its derivatives.

  • Acridine and its homologues are very stable compounds of feebly basic character.

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