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acridine

acridine

English

Noun

acridine (countable and uncountable, plural acridines)

  1. (uncountable, organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
  2. (countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound

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Italian

Noun

acridine f

  1. plural of acridina

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