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quinone: Meaning and Definition of
qui•none
Pronunciation: (kwi-nōn', kwin'ōn), [key]
— n. Chem.
- a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, CHO, formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.
- any of a class of compounds of this type.
See also:
- quinone (Thesaurus)
