Meanings
nounanthrapyrazole (plural anthrapyrazoles)
plural anthrapyrazoles
- chemistryAny 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
Origin
- Frenchanthracène
- Englishanthracene
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishpyr-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishpyrazole
- Englishanthrapyrazole
Blend of anthracene + pyrazole. By surface analysis, anthra- + pyrazole.
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APA
anthrapyrazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthrapyrazole
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“anthrapyrazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthrapyrazole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthrapyrazole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthrapyrazole.
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