benzoquinone en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English quinine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English quinic German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English quinone English benzoquinone From benzo- + quinone.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C₆H₄O₂, or any of their derivatives.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| benzoquinones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
pl benzochinon (forms of the simplest quinone) · es benzoquinona (forms of the simplest quinone)