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xanthene

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xan·thene (znthn)
n.
A yellow crystalline organic compound that is soluble in ether and is used as a fungicide and in organic synthesis.
xanthene
[zan′thēn]
Etymology: Gk, xanthos, yellow
a crystalline organic compound in which two benzene rings are fused to a central pyran ring. The pyran oxygen bridges the two benzene rings. It is a parent chemical structure of many medicinal elements.


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