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PHLORONE
Phlo"rone, n. Etym: [Phlorol + quinone.] (Chem.)
Definition: A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; -- called also xyloquinone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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