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quinone methide

quinone methide noun: any derivative of a quinine in which one of the carbonyl groups has been replaced by a methylene group.

Noun

quinone methide (plural quinone methides)

  1. Any derivative of a quinine in which one of the carbonyl groups has been replaced by a methylene group

Forms of quinone methide

pluralquinone methides

Questions about quinone methide

What does quinone methide mean?
Quinone methide means any derivative of a quinine in which one of the carbonyl groups has been replaced by a methylene group.
What part of speech is quinone methide?
Quinone methide is a noun.
What is the plural of quinone methide?
The plural of quinone methide is quinone methides.

Words near quinone methide in the dictionary

  1. quinometry
  2. quinomycin
  3. quinone
  4. quinone imine
  5. quinone imines
  6. quinone methide
  7. quinone methides
  8. quinonediimine
  9. quinonediimines
  10. quinoneimine
  11. quinoneimines

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