Meanings
nounhydroquinone (countable and uncountable, plural hydroquinones)
plural hydroquinones
- countableuncountablechemistryThe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
Synonyms: quinol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Englishquinine
- Englishquinic
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishquinone
- Englishhydroquinone
Translations
Catalan hidroquinona
- hidroquinonathe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Chinese Mandarin 氫醌 /氢醌, 對苯二酚 /对苯二酚
- 氫醌 /氢醌 (qīngkūn)the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
- 對苯二酚 /对苯二酚 (duìběn'èrfēn)the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
French hydroquinone
- hydroquinonethe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
German Hydrochinon
- Hydrochinonthe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Hungarian hidrokinon
- hidrokinonthe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Korean 하이드로퀴논, 히드로퀴논
- 하이드로퀴논 (haideurokwinon)the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
- 히드로퀴논 (hideurokwinon)the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Portuguese hidroquinona
- hidroquinonathe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Spanish hidroquinona
- hidroquinonathe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Thai ไฮโดรควิโนน
- ไฮโดรควิโนนthe diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene
Cite this entry
APA
hydroquinone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroquinone
MLA
“hydroquinone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroquinone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroquinone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroquinone.
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