"xanthene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xanthenes [plural]
Etymology: Internationalism reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- + -ene. Etymology templates: {{internationalism|en}} Internationalism, {{af|en|xantho-<alt:xanth->|-ene}} xanth- + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun}} xanthene (plural xanthenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin. Wikipedia link: classical compound, xanthene Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: xanthene dye Translations (chemistry: any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles): xantè [masculine] (Catalan), 氧雜蒽 (Chinese Cantonese), 氧杂蒽 (joeng⁵ zaap⁶ jan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 呫噸 (Chinese Cantonese), 呫吨 (zim¹ deon¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 氧雜蒽 (Chinese Mandarin), 氧杂蒽 (yǎngzá'ēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 呫噸 (Chinese Mandarin), 呫吨 (zhāndūn) (Chinese Mandarin), ksanteeni (Finnish), xaintéin [feminine] (Irish), キサンテン (kisanten) (Japanese), 잔텐 (janten) (Korean), 크산텐 (keusanten) (Korean), xanteno [masculine] (Portuguese)

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