xanthone

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.

Similar words

xanthenone xanthione xanthene xanthide xanthonoid xanthanoid xanthoxyletin xanthosinyl xanthosine xanthommatine

Often followed by

glycosides and derivatives in

Word family

xanthones