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quinonimine
a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 5 NO, the parent of the indophenol dyes, derived from quinone. -
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. -
plastoquinone
a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis. -
quinonoid
of or resembling quinone. -
semiquinone
any of the class of free radicals formed as intermediates in the oxidation of a hydroquinone to a quinone. -
-one
indicating that a chemical compound is a ketone