quinone
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkwɪnəʊn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]quinone (plural quinones)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Derived terms
[edit]- anthraquinone
- benzoquinone
- carbazolequinone
- dioxyquinone
- hydroquinone
- hydroxyquinone
- indolequinone
- isochromanequinone
- isoventiloquinone
- lipoquinone
- murrayaquinone
- orthobenzoquinone
- orthoquinone
- parabenzoquinone
- paraquinone
- phenanthrenequinone
- phlorone
- plastoquinone
- pyrayaquinone
- pyrroloquinolinequinone
- quinoid
- quinone imine
- quinone methide
- quinonic
- quinonimine
- quinonization
- quinonize
- quinonoid
- quinonoxime
- quinonyl
- quinoyl
- rhodoquinone
- semiquinone
- thioquinone
- trimethylhydroquinone
- ventiloquinone
- xyloquinone
Translations
[edit]compound
French
[edit]Noun
[edit]quinone f (plural quinones)
Further reading
[edit]- “quinone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.