hydroxyanthraquinone

English

Etymology

From hydroxy- +‎ anthraquinone.

Noun

hydroxyanthraquinone (plural hydroxyanthraquinones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.

Synonyms

• hydroxyanthracenedione

Derived terms

• dihydroxyanthraquinone
• heptahydroxyanthraquinone
• hexahydroxyanthraquinone
• octahydroxyanthraquinone
• pentahydroxyanthraquinone
• tetrahydroxyanthraquinone
• trihydroxyanthraquinone