Meanings
nounsemiquinone (plural semiquinones)
plural semiquinones
- chemistryAn intermediate free radical generated in the conversion of quinones to/from hydroquinones.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishquinine
- Englishquinic
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishquinone
- Englishsemiquinone
Translations
German Semichinon
- Semichinonintermediate free radical
Hungarian szemikinon
- szemikinonintermediate free radical
Korean 세미키논
- 세미키논 (semikinon)intermediate free radical
Cite this entry
APA
semiquinone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquinone
MLA
“semiquinone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquinone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiquinone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiquinone.
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