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hydroquinone

hy·dro·qui·none
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-droh-kwi-nohn, -druh-kwin-ohn]
    • /ˌhaɪ droʊ kwɪˈnoʊn, -drəˈkwɪn oʊn/
    • /hˈaɪdrəkwˌɪnɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-droh-kwi-nohn, -druh-kwin-ohn]
    • /ˌhaɪ droʊ kwɪˈnoʊn, -drəˈkwɪn oʊn/

Definitions of hydroquinone word

  • noun hydroquinone a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 2 , formed by the reduction of quinone: used chiefly in photography and to inhibit autoxidation reactions. 1
  • noun hydroquinone A crystalline compound made by the reduction of benzoquinone. 1
  • noun hydroquinone a white crystalline soluble phenol used as a photographic developer; 1,4-dihydroxybenzene. Formula: C6H4(OH)2 0
  • noun hydroquinone a white, crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, used in photographic developers, dyes, paints, etc. and in medicine to remove pigmentation from the skin 0
  • noun hydroquinone (organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol. 0
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Origin of hydroquinone

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; hydro-1 + quinone

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Parts of speech for Hydroquinone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hydroquinone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • chlorohydroquinone

    a white to light-tan, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 3 Cl(OH) 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a developer in photography.

  • quinol

    hydroquinone.

  • quinone

    a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C 6 H 4 O 2 , formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.

  • semiquinone

    any of the class of free radicals formed as intermediates in the oxidation of a hydroquinone to a quinone.
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