fluorenone

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noun

An aromatic compound with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs.

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Meanings

nounfluorenone (countable and uncountable, plural fluorenones)

plural fluorenones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn aromatic compound with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O, produced from fluorene via oxidation and used in the manufacture of antimalaria drugs.

Origin

From fluorene + -one.

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APA

fluorenone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorenone

MLA

“fluorenone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorenone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluorenone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorenone.

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