hydroquinol

Variant of hydroquinone

hydroquinone definition

hydro·qui·none (hī′drō kwi nōn′, -kwin′ōn′)

noun

a white, crystalline substance, CH(OH), used in photographic developers, dyes, paints, etc. and in medicine to remove pigmentation from the skin
also hydroquinol hy′dro·quin′ol (-kwin′ôl, -ōl)

Etymology: hydro- + quinone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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