HyperDic: quinone

English > 1 sense of the word quinone:
NOUNsubstancequinone, benzoquinoneany of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins
English > quinone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes.
Synonymbenzoquinone
Narrowerubiquinone, coenzyme QAny of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
Broadercompound, chemical compound(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanishbenzoquinona, quinona
Catalanbenzoquinona, quinona

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