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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a class of compounds that have a pyrazole ring formed adjacent to two of the rings of an anthracene; many of them are cytotoxic, or have anticancer activity

Etymology

Blend of anthracene + pyrazole. By surface analysis, anthra- + pyrazole.

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