hydroquinone

Questions

How do you pronounce hydroquinone?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/.

What does hydroquinone mean?

The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.

Where does hydroquinone come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- 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 hydroquinone From hydro- + quinone.

How to pronounce hydroquinone

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