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BENZOQUINONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
Synonyms:
benzoquinone; quinone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("benzoquinone" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "benzoquinone"):
coenzyme Q; ubiquinone (any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration)
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