quinonoid

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English

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Etymology

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quinone +‎ -oid

Adjective

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quinonoid (not comparable)

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

Noun

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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