anthranol

noun

an·​thra·​nol

ˈan(t)thrəˌnōl,

-äl

plural -s

: an unstable brown-yellow alkali-soluble fluorescent solid phenol C₁₄H₉OH formed from anthrone by alkaline treatment and changing to anthrone on standing

called also 9-anthrol

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary anthracene + -ol

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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