xyloquinone

noun

xy·​lo·​quinone

"+

: any of several yellow crystalline compounds (CH₃)₂C₆H₂O₂ obtained in general by oxidation of xylidines or xylenols; dimethyl-benzoquinone

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary xyl- + quinone

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