xanthene
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
/ˈzænθin/
Definition of xanthene
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin.
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Etymology
Internationalism reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- + -ene.
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