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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

quinonoid en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 -oid English quinonoid From quinone + -oid.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone

quinonoid en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 -oid English quinonoid From quinone + -oid.

Meanings

  1. Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced by carbon-to-carbon double bonds

Forms

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