quinonoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

quinone +‎ -oid

Adjective[edit]

quinonoid (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone

Noun[edit]

quinonoid (plural quinonoids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced by carbon-to-carbon double bonds