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leucoquinizarin en · NOUN

Etymology

From leuco- + quinizarin.

Meanings

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