orthobenzoquinone

noun

One of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.

OriginEnglish quinone ← German Keton ← Middle French benjoin →
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Meanings

nounorthobenzoquinone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryOne of the two isomers of quinone, 1,2-benzoquinone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  12. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  13. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  14. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  15. Old Javanesejawa
  16. Old JavaneseJawi
  17. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  18. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  19. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  20. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  21. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  22. Catalanbenjuí
  23. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  24. Englishbenzoin
  25. Englishbenzo-
  26. Englishquinine
  27. Englishquinic
  28. GermanKeton
  29. Englishketone
  30. Englishquinone
  31. Englishorthobenzoquinone

From ortho- + benzo- + quinone.

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