QUINONES

Etymology

Proper noun

Quinones (plural Quinoneses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quinones is the 1014th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34468 individuals. Quinones is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.52%) individuals.

Noun

quinones

plural of quinone

Source: Wiktionary


QUINONE

Qui"none, n. Etym: [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)

Definition: A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. [Written also chinone, kinone.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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