thioxanthone

noun

thio·​xanthone

¦thīō+

: a yellow crystalline ketone C₆H₄(CO)(S)C₆H₄ that is the sulfur analogue of xanthone

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + xanthone

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