ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pyroxanthin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pyroxanthin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pyoxanthin, pyroxanthogen, saproxanthin, pyoxanthose, paraxanthin, purpuroxanthin.

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