English word bisacridine comes from English acridine, English bis-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| acridine | English (eng) | (countable, organic chemistry) Any of many derivatives of this compound. (uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs. |
| bis- | English (eng) | (chemistry, obsolete) A variant of tri- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B2O. (mathematics, chemistry) A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate. |
| bisacridine | English (eng) | (organic compound) Any compound containing two acridine moieties (fused or otherwise linked). |