QUINONE


Meaning of QUINONE in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary quinine + -one Date: 1853 either of two isomeric cyclic crystalline compounds C 6 H 4 O 2 that are derivatives of benzene, any of various usually yellow, orange, or red quinonoid compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes, hydrogen acceptors, or vitamins

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