quinonize

transitive verb

qui·​non·​ize

variants also British quinonise

kwə̇ˈnōˌnīz,

ˈkwiˌnō-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to cause to form a quinone

Word History

Etymology

quinone + -ize

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