acridine

[ ak-ri-deen, -din ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline solid, C13H9N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.

Origin of acridine

1
First recorded in 1875–80; acrid + -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for acridine

acridine

/ (ˈækrɪˌdiːn) /


noun
  1. a colourless crystalline solid used in the manufacture of dyes. Formula: C 13 H 9 N

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