Etymology

plastoquinone

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Today it means: a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis Full definition →

English quinone ← German Keton
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The story

  1. Englishplasto-
  2. Englishquinine
  3. Englishquinic
  4. GermanKeton
  5. Englishketone
  6. Englishquinone
  7. English todayplastoquinone

From plasto- + quinone.

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