plastoquinone

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noun

a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis

OriginEnglish quinone ← German Keton →
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Meanings

nounplastoquinone (countable and uncountable, plural plastoquinones)

plural plastoquinones

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistrya quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis

Origin

  1. Englishplasto-
  2. Englishquinine
  3. Englishquinic
  4. GermanKeton
  5. Englishketone
  6. Englishquinone
  7. Englishplastoquinone

From plasto- + quinone.

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APA

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

MLA

“plastoquinone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastoquinone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plastoquinone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastoquinone.

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