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quinone Definition

qui·none (kwi nōn′, kwin′ōn′)

noun

  1. either of two isomeric compounds, CHO, especially the yellow, crystalline isomer used in making dyes
  2. any of a series of compounds of this type

Etymology: quin(ic acid) + -one

quinone Usage Examples

Converse of object

occur: Hausen BM ( 1978 ) Sensitizing capacity of naturally occurring quinones.

Adjective modifier

allergenic: Several potentially allergenic quinones are also present in the wood ( Sandermann et al.

Modifies a noun

reductase: Two of the compounds also led to a fourfold boost in production of a detoxifying enzyme called quinone reductase in mouse liver cells.