Fluorenone

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An aromatic compound with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From fluorene + -one.

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aromatic compoundchemical formula

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