hydroquinone

(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

Origin: hydro- + quinone

See hydroquinone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A white crystalline compound, C₆H₄(OH)₂, used as a photographic developer, an antioxidant, a stabilizer, and a reagent.

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