quinone
/ˈkwɪnəʊn/US/ˈkwɪnoʊn/
quinone noun: any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Noun
quinone (plural quinones)
quinone meaning in Tamil, Persian and Thai
quinone in Tamil
- குயினோன்
quinone in Persian
- compound
- کینون kinon
quinone in Thai
- compound
- ควิโนน
Forms of quinone
| plural | quinones |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | chinone |
Origin of quinone
From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.
Words formed from quinone
- anthraquinone
- benzoquinone
- carbazolequinone
- dioxyquinone
- hydroquinone
- hydroxyquinone
- indolequinone
- isochromanequinone
- isoventiloquinone
- lipoquinone
- murrayaquinone
- orthobenzoquinone
- orthoquinone
- parabenzoquinone
- paraquinone
- phenanthrenequinone
- phlorone
- plastoquinone
- pyrayaquinone
- pyrroloquinolinequinone
- quinoid
- quinone imine
- quinone methide
- quinonic
- quinonimine
- quinonization
- quinonize
- quinonoid
- quinonoxime
- quinonyl
- quinoyl
- rhodoquinone
- semiquinone
- thioquinone
- trimethylhydroquinone
- ventiloquinone
- xyloquinone
Phrases with quinone
Questions about quinone
- What does quinone mean?
- Quinone means any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
- What is quinone in Tamil?
- Quinone in Tamil is குயினோன். See Quinone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quinone?
- Quinone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quinone?
- Quinone is pronounced /ˈkwɪnəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quinone?
- The plural of quinone is quinones.
Words near quinone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: quinone (page history and authors); quinone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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