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xyloquinone

xyloquinone noun: any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.

Noun

xyloquinone (countable and uncountable, plural xyloquinones)

  1. Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.

Forms of xyloquinone

pluralxyloquinones

Origin of xyloquinone

From xylo- + quinone.

Questions about xyloquinone

What does xyloquinone mean?
Xyloquinone means any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.
What part of speech is xyloquinone?
Xyloquinone is a noun.
What is the plural of xyloquinone?
The plural of xyloquinone is xyloquinones.

Words near xyloquinone in the dictionary

  1. xylopyranoside
  2. xylopyranosides
  3. xylopyranosyl
  4. xylopyranosyls
  5. xylopyrography
  6. xyloquinone
  7. xyloquinones
  8. xylorcin
  9. xyloretin
  10. xyloretinite
  11. xyloretins

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