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hydroxybenzoquinone

hydroxybenzoquinone noun: any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of a benzoquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.

Noun

hydroxybenzoquinone (plural hydroxybenzoquinones)

  1. Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of a benzoquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.

Forms of hydroxybenzoquinone

pluralhydroxybenzoquinones

Origin of hydroxybenzoquinone

From hydroxy- + benzoquinone.

Questions about hydroxybenzoquinone

What does hydroxybenzoquinone mean?
Hydroxybenzoquinone means any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of a benzoquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is hydroxybenzoquinone?
Hydroxybenzoquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxybenzoquinone?
The plural of hydroxybenzoquinone is hydroxybenzoquinones.

Words near hydroxybenzoquinone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxybenzoate
  2. hydroxybenzoates
  3. hydroxybenzoic
  4. hydroxybenzoic acid
  5. hydroxybenzoic acids
  6. hydroxybenzoquinone
  7. hydroxybenzoquinones
  8. hydroxybenzotriazole
  9. hydroxybenzyl
  10. hydroxybenzyls
  11. hydroxybromolactone

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