fluorone

F4L1U1O1R1O1N1E1

noun

A tricyclic heterocyclic ketone that is the basis of a class of synthetic dyestuffs.

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Meanings

nounfluorone (plural fluorones)

plural fluorones

  1. chemistryA tricyclic heterocyclic ketone that is the basis of a class of synthetic dyestuffs.

Origin

From fluor- + -one.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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