BENZOQUINONE

quinone, benzoquinone

(noun) any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benzoquinone (countable and uncountable, plural benzoquinones)

(organic compound) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C6H4O2, or any of their derivatives.

Synonyms

• cyclohexadienedione

Source: Wiktionary



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