quinonimine

American  

[kwi-non-uh-meen, -min, -noh-nuh-] / kwɪˈnɒn əˌmin, -mɪn, -ˈnoʊ nə- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 5 NO, the parent of the indophenol dyes, derived from quinone.

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Etymology

Origin of quinonimine

quinone + imine ( def. )