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From tri- + hydroxy- + anthraquinone
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of several isomeric organic compounds with formula C₁₄H₈O₅, formally derived from anthraquinone by replacing three hydrogen atoms by hydroxyl groups, and including several historically important dyes. Full definition →
From tri- + hydroxy- + anthraquinone
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.