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camphorquinone

camphorquinone noun: a quinone, 2,3-bornanedione (4,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dione), related to camphor.

Noun

camphorquinone (uncountable)

  1. A quinone, 2,3-bornanedione (4,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dione), related to camphor

Questions about camphorquinone

What does camphorquinone mean?
Camphorquinone means a quinone, 2,3-bornanedione (4,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dione), related to camphor.
What part of speech is camphorquinone?
Camphorquinone is a noun.

Words near camphorquinone in the dictionary

  1. camphorized
  2. camphorizes
  3. camphorizing
  4. camphoronic acid
  5. camphorphorone
  6. camphorquinone
  7. camphors
  8. camphorsulfonate
  9. camphorsulfonates
  10. camphorsulfonic acid
  11. camphorsulfonic acids

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