quinone

[ kwi-nohn, kwin-ohn ]

/ kwɪˈnoʊn, ˈkwɪn oʊn /

noun Chemistry.

a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C6H4O2, formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.

any of a class of compounds of this type.

Also chinone.

Origin of quinone

First recorded in 1850–55; quin(ic acid) + -one

Words nearby quinone

quinoid, quinoidine, quinol, quinoline, quinolone, quinone, quinone diimine, quinonimine, quinonoid, quinoxaline, quinq.

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Example sentences from the Web for quinone

Phenanthrene forms a quinone which has been utilized as a source of colouring-matters, but these are comparatively unimportant.
Coal|Raphael Meldola
The various pathological conditions mentioned before may be ascribed to irritation caused by quinone di-imine.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing|William E. Austin
The so-called chrysophanic acid found in Xanthoria (Physcia) parietina is not an acid but a quinone and is better termed physcion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Thus there is quinone itself, or benzoquinone, which is benzene with two atoms of oxygen replacing two atoms of hydrogen.
Coal|Raphael Meldola

The compound is readily prepared by the action of sulphurous acid or any other reducing agent on the quinone.
Coal|Raphael Meldola

British Dictionary definitions for quinone

quinone

/ (kwɪˈnəʊn, ˈkwɪnəʊn) /

noun

another name for benzoquinone

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Medical definitions for quinone

quinone

[ kwĭ-nōn′, kwĭn′ōn′ ]

n.

Any of a class of aromatic compounds found widely in plants, especially the crystalline form used in making dyes.

Scientific definitions for quinone

quinone

[ kwĭ-nōn′, kwĭn′ōn′ ]

Any of a class of organic compounds that occur naturally as pigments in bacteria, plants, and certain fungi. Quinones have two carbonyl groups (CO) in an unsaturated six-member carbon ring.

A yellow crystalline compound belonging to this class, used in photography, to make dyes and to tan hides. Chemical formula: C6H4O2.

单词	quinone
释义	quinone [ kwi-nohn, kwin-ohn ] / kwɪˈnoʊn, ˈkwɪn oʊn / noun Chemistry. a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C6H4O2, formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather. any of a class of compounds of this type. Also chinone. Origin of quinone First recorded in 1850–55; quin(ic acid) + -one Words nearby quinone quinoid, quinoidine, quinol, quinoline, quinolone, quinone, quinone diimine, quinonimine, quinonoid, quinoxaline, quinq. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quinone Phenanthrene forms a quinone which has been utilized as a source of colouring-matters, but these are comparatively unimportant. Coal\|Raphael Meldola The various pathological conditions mentioned before may be ascribed to irritation caused by quinone di-imine. Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing\|William E. Austin The so-called chrysophanic acid found in Xanthoria (Physcia) parietina is not an acid but a quinone and is better termed physcion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various Thus there is quinone itself, or benzoquinone, which is benzene with two atoms of oxygen replacing two atoms of hydrogen. Coal\|Raphael Meldola The compound is readily prepared by the action of sulphurous acid or any other reducing agent on the quinone. Coal\|Raphael Meldola British Dictionary definitions for quinone quinone / (kwɪˈnəʊn, ˈkwɪnəʊn) / noun another name for benzoquinone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for quinone quinone [ kwĭ-nōn′, kwĭn′ōn′ ] n. Any of a class of aromatic compounds found widely in plants, especially the crystalline form used in making dyes. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for quinone quinone [ kwĭ-nōn′, kwĭn′ōn′ ] Any of a class of organic compounds that occur naturally as pigments in bacteria, plants, and certain fungi. Quinones have two carbonyl groups (CO) in an unsaturated six-member carbon ring. A yellow crystalline compound belonging to this class, used in photography, to make dyes and to tan hides. Chemical formula: C6H4O2. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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