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benzoquinone

/ ˌbɛnzəʊkwɪˈnəʊn; -ˈkwɪnəʊn /

noun

  1. a yellow crystalline water-soluble unsaturated ketone manufactured from aniline and used in the production of dyestuffs. Formula: C 6 H 4 O 2 Also calledquinone Systematic namecyclohexadiene-1,4-quinone


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Example Sentences

Thus there is quinone itself, or benzoquinone, which is benzene with two atoms of oxygen replacing two atoms of hydrogen.

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