hydroxyquinol

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noun

a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used in organic synthesis

OriginEnglish quinol ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← French oxygène →
Scrabble 39
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Meanings

nounhydroxyquinol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used in organic synthesis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  2. Frenchhydro-
  3. Frenchhydrogène
  4. Englishhydrogen
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchoxygène
  12. Englishoxygen
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishhydroxyl
  15. Englishhydroxy-
  16. Englishquinol
  17. Englishhydroxyquinol

From hydroxy- + quinol.

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Translations

Italian idrossiquinolo
  • idrossiquinolopoisonous trihydroxy phenol
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APA

hydroxyquinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxyquinol

MLA

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Chicago

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