About The Word Quinone
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Quinone
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What's The Definition Of Quinone?
[n] any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Quinone: benzoquinone Related Terms | Find terms related to Quinone: See Also | chemical compound | coenzyme Q | compound | ubiquinone Quinone In Webster's Dictionary \Qui"none\, n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)
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}.]
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