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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