quinone imine

noun

variants or quinonimine

kwə̇ˈnōnəˌmēn,

-mə̇n

1

: a colorless crystalline compound O=C₆H₄=NH regarded as derived from quinone (see quinone sense 1a) by replacement of one oxygen atom by the imino group but made by oxidation of para-aminophenol

called also p-benzoquinone imine, p-quinonimine

2

: a compound derived from a quinone by replacement of one or both oxygen atoms by the imino group

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary quinone + imine

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