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thioquinone

thioquinone noun: any of a class of compounds formally derived from the quinones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur.

Noun

thioquinone (plural thioquinones)

  1. Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the quinones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur

Forms of thioquinone

pluralthioquinones

Origin of thioquinone

From thio- + quinone.

Questions about thioquinone

What does thioquinone mean?
Thioquinone means any of a class of compounds formally derived from the quinones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur.
What part of speech is thioquinone?
Thioquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of thioquinone?
The plural of thioquinone is thioquinones.

Words near thioquinone in the dictionary

  1. thiopyrophosphate
  2. thiopyrophosphates
  3. thiopyrylium
  4. thiopyryliums
  5. thioquinolobactin
  6. thioquinone
  7. thioquinones
  8. thioquinox
  9. thioredoxin
  10. thioredoxins
  11. thioreductase

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