phenoquinone

noun

phe·​no·​quinone

¦fēnō+

: a deep red crystalline complex C₆H₄O₂.2C₆H₅OH formed by the union of phenol with quinone

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + quinone

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