pyroxanthin

English edit

Etymology edit

From pyro- +‎ xanth- +‎ -in.

Noun edit

pyroxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxanthins)

(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

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