A saturated hydrocarbon derived from acridine; a chemical compound with acridine's carbon skeleton but with added hydrogen atoms.
From acrid + -ane (a suffix for saturated hydrocarbons in chemistry). Acridane is a reduced form of acridine, adding hydrogen atoms to the structure.
Acridane is what you get when you 'hydrogenate' acridine—adding hydrogen atoms to make it stable and useful. It's used in pharmaceuticals and research chemicals!
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