quinone
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quinone (plural quinones)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Derived terms edit
- anthraquinone
- benzoquinone
- carbazolequinone
- dioxyquinone
- hydroquinone
- hydroxyquinone
- indolequinone
- isochromanequinone
- lipoquinone
- orthobenzoquinone
- orthoquinone
- parabenzoquinone
- paraquinone
- phenanthrenequinone
- phlorone
- plastoquinone
- pyrroloquinolinequinone
- quinoid
- quinone imine
- quinone methide
- quinonic
- quinonimine
- quinonization
- quinonize
- quinonoid
- quinonoxime
- quinonyl
- quinoyl
- rhodoquinone
- semiquinone
- thioquinone
- trimethylhydroquinone
- ventiloquinone, isoventiloquinone
- xyloquinone
Translations edit
French edit
Noun edit
quinone f (plural quinones)
Further reading edit
- “quinone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.