cerulignone

noun

ce·​ru·​lig·​none

variants or less commonly coerulignone

-¦nōn

plural -s

: a dark blue crystalline quinone C₁₆H₁₆O₆ obtained from beechwood tar

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ceru- (from Latin caeruleus) + Latin lignum + International Scientific Vocabulary quinone; originally formed as German zörulignon

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