quinone

English

Structure diagram of 1,4-benzoquinone (para-quinone)

Etymology

quinic acid +‎ -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.

Noun

quinone (plural quinones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.

Derived terms

• benzoquinone
• dioxyquinone
• hydroquinone
• orthoquinone
• paraquinone
• quinonic
• ventiloquinone, isoventiloquinone

Translations

compound

• Catalan: quinona f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 醌 (kwan¹)

  Mandarin: 醌 (zh) (kūn)

• Irish: cuineon m
• Italian: chinone (it) m
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• Japanese: キノン (kinon)
• Korean: 퀴논 (kwinon)
• Latvian: hinons m
• Persian: کینون (kinon)
• Spanish: quinona f
• Thai: ควิโนน