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From octahydroxy + anthraquinone
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A highly hydroxylated organic compound derived from the anthraquinone molecule. It consists of an anthraquinone core with eight hydroxyl groups attached, one at every available position on the aromatic rings. Full definition →
From octahydroxy + anthraquinone
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.