leucoquinizarin

English

Etymology

From leuco- +‎ quinizarin.

Noun

leucoquinizarin (uncountable)

  1. Colorless reduced form of quinizarin that is a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of other anthraquinone-based dyes and pigments.
    • 1982 April, Masashi Kikuchi, Takamichi Yamagishi, Mitsuhiko Hida, “Kinetic Studies on the Amination of Leucoquinizarin”, in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan‎[1]:
      The amination mechanism of leucoquinizarin was investigated on the basis of the kinetics and structures of leuco compounds.

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