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hydroquinone

/ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/

hydroquinone noun: the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.

Noun

hydroquinone (countable and uncountable, plural hydroquinones)

  1. The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
    Synonyms:
    quinol

hydroquinone meaning in Thai

hydroquinone in Thai

the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
ไฮโดรควิโนน

Synonyms of hydroquinone

Forms of hydroquinone

pluralhydroquinones

Origin of hydroquinone

From hydro- + quinone.

Words formed from hydroquinone

Questions about hydroquinone

What does hydroquinone mean?
Hydroquinone means the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
What is hydroquinone in Thai?
Hydroquinone in Thai is ไฮโดรควิโนน. See Hydroquinone meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is hydroquinone?
Hydroquinone is a noun.
How do you pronounce hydroquinone?
Hydroquinone is pronounced /ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/.
What is the plural of hydroquinone?
The plural of hydroquinone is hydroquinones.

Words near hydroquinone in the dictionary

  1. hydropyrolysates
  2. hydropyrolyses
  3. hydropyrolysis
  4. hydropyrrolation
  5. hydroquinidine
  6. hydroquinone
  7. hydroquinones
  8. hydroreceptor
  9. hydroreceptors
  10. hydroreduction
  11. hydroregulation

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