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Anthraquinone vs Indanthrene - What's the difference?

anthraquinone | indanthrene |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between anthraquinone and indanthrene

is that anthraquinone is (organic compound) a tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene while indanthrene is (organic compound) any of a specific class of anthraquinone vat dyes.

As nouns the difference between anthraquinone and indanthrene

is that anthraquinone is (organic compound) a tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene while indanthrene is (organic compound) any of a specific class of anthraquinone vat dyes.

anthraquinone

English

Noun

(wikipedia anthraquinone) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.

    • Derived terms

    * anthraquinonoid

    indanthrene

    English

    Noun

    (Indanthrene blue RS) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a specific class of anthraquinone vat dyes