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naphthoquinol

naphthoquinol noun: the alcohol formed by converting one (or two) carbonyl group of a naphthoquinone to a >CH-OH group.

Noun

naphthoquinol (countable and uncountable, plural naphthoquinols)

  1. The alcohol formed by converting one (or two) carbonyl group of a naphthoquinone to a >CH-OH group

Forms of naphthoquinol

pluralnaphthoquinols

Questions about naphthoquinol

What does naphthoquinol mean?
Naphthoquinol means the alcohol formed by converting one (or two) carbonyl group of a naphthoquinone to a >CH-OH group.
What part of speech is naphthoquinol?
Naphthoquinol is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthoquinol?
The plural of naphthoquinol is naphthoquinols.

Words near naphthoquinol in the dictionary

  1. naphthopyrans
  2. naphthopyrene
  3. naphthopyrenes
  4. naphthopyrone
  5. naphthopyrones
  6. naphthoquinol
  7. naphthoquinols
  8. naphthoquinone
  9. naphthoquinones
  10. naphthoresorcinol
  11. naphthospironone

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