Meanings
nounparabenzoquinone (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryOne of the two isomers of quinone, 1,4-benzoquinone.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishquinine
- Englishquinic
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishquinone
- Englishparabenzoquinone
From para- + benzo- + quinone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish parabenzoquinona
- parabenzoquinonaisomer of quinone
Cite this entry
APA
parabenzoquinone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabenzoquinone
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“parabenzoquinone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabenzoquinone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parabenzoquinone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabenzoquinone.
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