English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroquinone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/

Word forms

hydroquinone hydroquinones

Etymology

From hydro- + quinone.

Derived words

anilinohydroquinone benzohydroquinone furylhydroquinone hydronaphthoquinone iodohydroquinone metaxylohydroquinone tert-butylhydroquinone tertiary butylhydroquinone xylohydroquinone
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