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quinone Definition


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quinone
noun
    1. A yellow crystalline compound that is made by oxidizing aniline, used in the manufacture of dyes. Also called benzoquinone.
    2. Any derivative of benzene where two hydrogen atoms are replaced by two oxygen ones.
Etymology: 19c; see quinine, -one.



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