quinone
English
Structure diagram of 1,4-benzoquinone (para-quinone)
Alternative forms
- chinone (dated)
Etymology
quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɪnəʊn/
Noun
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
- benzoquinone
- dioxyquinone
- hydroquinone
- lipoquinone
- orthoquinone
- paraquinone
- quinone imine
- quinone methide
- quinonic
- quinonization
- quinonize
- quinonyl
- ventiloquinone, isoventiloquinone
Translations
compound
French
Further reading
- “quinone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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