Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quinone

1 sense of quinone

Sense 1
quinone, benzoquinone -- (any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes)
       => compound, chemical compound -- ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)