quinone

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkwɪnəʊn/
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/ˈkwɪnəʊn/ · /ˈkwɪnoʊn/ · /ˈkwɪnəʉn/

Definition of quinone

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.

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