semiquinone

English

Mesomeric structures of semiquinone.

Etymology

semi- +‎ quinone

Noun

semiquinone (plural semiquinones)

1. (chemistry) An intermediate free radical generated in the conversion of quinones to/from hydroquinones.

Derived terms

• semiquinonic
• ubisemiquinone

Translations

intermediate free radical

• German: Semichinon n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 세미키논 (semikinon)