spinochrome
English edit
Etymology edit
spine- + -o- + -chrome, because it comes from the spines of sea urchins.
Noun edit
spinochrome (countable and uncountable, plural spinochromes)
- Any of a series of chemical compounds:
- spinochrome A (2-acetyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione)
- spinochrome B (2,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione)
- spinochrome C (2-acetyl-3,5,6,7,8-pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione)
- spinochrome D (2,3,5,6,8-Pentahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione)
- spinochrome E (hexahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione)