bisanthrapyrazole

noun

Any of a class of compounds based on two linked anthrapyrazole moieties, some of which have anticancer activity

Scrabble 36

Meanings

nounbisanthrapyrazole (plural bisanthrapyrazoles)

plural bisanthrapyrazoles

  1. chemistryAny of a class of compounds based on two linked anthrapyrazole moieties, some of which have anticancer activity

Origin

  1. Englishbis-
  2. Frenchanthracène
  3. Englishanthracene
  4. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  6. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  7. Latinpyr
  8. Englishpyro-
  9. Englishpyr-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*né
  11. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  18. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  19. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  20. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  21. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  22. Frenchazote
  23. Englishazote
  24. Englishazo-
  25. Englishazole
  26. Englishpyrazole
  27. Englishanthrapyrazole
  28. Englishbisanthrapyrazole

From bis- + anthrapyrazole.

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bisanthrapyrazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisanthrapyrazole

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