acridine

  1. Noun.  (uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, ''dibenzopyridine'', obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs.
  2. Noun.  (countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound.

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