coenzyme Q

noun

A coenzyme used in bacteria and animals containing 5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione with an isoprene side chain.

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ubiquinone
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Meanings

nouncoenzyme Q (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA coenzyme used in bacteria and animals containing 5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione with an isoprene side chain.

    Synonyms: ubiquinone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coenzyme used in bacteria and animals containing 5,6-dimethoxy-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione with an isoprene side chain.

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ubiquinone

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration

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ubiquinone
Broader
quinonebenzoquinonecoenzyme
Also see
ubiquinone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

from coenzyme + Q for quinone

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Translations

Hungarian koenzim Q
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Indonesian koenzim Q
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APA

coenzyme Q. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenzyme%20Q

MLA

“coenzyme Q.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenzyme%20Q. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coenzyme Q,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coenzyme%20Q.

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