xanthene
xan·thene
noun \-ˌthēn\Definition of XANTHENE
1
: a white crystalline heterocyclic compound C13H10O; also : an isomer of this that is the parent of the colored forms of the xanthene dyes
2
: any of various derivatives of xanthene
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1898
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