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quinone diimine

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[kwi-nohn dahy-uh-meen, kwin-ohn] / kwɪˈnoʊn ˈdaɪ əˌmin, ˈkwɪn oʊn /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 , the parent of the indamine dyes.

Etymology

Origin of quinone diimine

di- ¹ + imine ( def. )

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