quinone
English
Etymology
quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.
Noun
quinone (plural quinones)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
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