QUINONOID

Etymology

Adjective

quinonoid (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone

Noun

quinonoid (plural quinonoids)

(organic chemistry) Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced by carbon-to-carbon double bonds

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