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hy·dro·quinone \“+\ noun also hy·dro·chinone \“+\; or hy·dro·chi·non \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈkīˌnän\ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + quinone; originally formed as German hydrochinon : a white crystalline strongly reducing phenol C6H4(OH)2 occurring naturally in the form of the glucoside arbutin, made usually by reduction of quinone, and used chiefly as a photographic developer, as an antioxidant especially for fats and oils, and as a stabilizer and inhibitor (as in the polymerization of vinyl compounds); para-dihydroxy-benzene — see quinhydrone |