QUINHYDRONE


Meaning of QUINHYDRONE in English

kwinˈhīˌdrōn, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + hydro quin one

1. : a green crystalline compound C 6 H 4 O 2 .C 6 H 4 (OH) 2 with metallic luster formed by combination of equimolecular amounts of para -quinone and hydroquinone or in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone

2. : any of a class of highly colored compounds similar to quinhydrone

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.