Organic Chemical
quinones
qui·nones [ kwi-nohns, kwin-ohns ]
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Organic Chemicals
Definitions related to quinones:
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Benzene ring with 2 para keto groups.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Hydrocarbon rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(quinone compound) A class of organic compounds with the base structure of quinone, an aromatic benzene molecule containing a double ketone functional group.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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