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 called: quinone Systematic name: cyclohexadiene-1,4-quinone

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How to use benzoquinone in a sentence

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

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