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- noun (Chem.) A bluish violet, crystalline substance obtained in the purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a complex quinone derivative of diphenyl; -- called also
cedriret .
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- noun organic chemistry A bluish-violet
crystalline substance obtained in thepurification of crude wood vinegar, regarded as a complexquinone derivative ofdiphenyl .
Etymologies
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Latin coeruleus cerulean + lignum wood + English quinone.
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