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quinone

/ˈkwɪnoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
quinone
IPA
/ˈkwɪnoʊn/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.

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 From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɪnoʊn/
  • British English: /ˈkwɪnəʊn/

Inflected Forms

quinones (plural) chinone (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

anthraquinone benzoquinone carbazolequinone dioxyquinone hydroquinone hydroxyquinone indolequinone isochromanequinone isoventiloquinone lipoquinone murrayaquinone orthobenzoquinone

Phrases

quinone imine quinone methide

Synonyms

benzoquinone

Questions

How do you pronounce quinone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪnoʊn/.
What does quinone mean?
Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Where does quinone come from?
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 From quinic acid + -one, since it is one of the compounds obtained upon oxidation of quinic acid.

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