Benzoquinone
noun
a yellow crystalline water-soluble unsaturated ketone manufactured from aniline and used in the production of dyestuffs. formula: c6h4o2 also called quinone systematic name cyclohexadiene-1,4-quinone
historical examples
coal raphael meldola
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