acridan

noun

ac·​ri·​dan

ˈa-krə-ˌdan

variants or less commonly acridane

ˈa-krə-ˌdān

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline base C₁₃H₁₁N made by reducing acridine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of acridine + -an, -ane

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

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