Quinone
[kwi-nohn, kwin-ohn] /kwɪˈnoʊn, ˈkwɪn oʊn/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C 6 H 4 O 2 , formed by oxidizing aniline or : used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.
2.
any of a class of compounds of this type.
/kwɪˈnəʊn; ˈkwɪnəʊn/
noun
1.
another name for benzoquinone
quinone qui·none (kwĭ-nōn’, kwĭn’ōn’)
n.
Any of a class of aromatic compounds found widely in plants, especially the crystalline form used in making dyes.
quinone
(kwĭ-nōn’, kwĭn’ōn’)
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[kwin-uh-noid, kwi-noh-noid] /ˈkwɪn əˌnɔɪd, kwɪˈnoʊ nɔɪd/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. of or resembling . /ˈkwɪnəˌnɔɪd; kwɪˈnəʊnɔɪd/ adjective 1. of, resembling, or derived from quinone quinonoid quin·o·noid (kwĭn’ə-noid’, kwĭ-nō’-) adj. Of or containing quinone or resembling it in structure or properties.
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