xyloquinone

X8Y4L1O1Q10U1I1N1O1N1E1

noun

Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.

Scrabble 30
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounxyloquinone (countable and uncountable, plural xyloquinones)

plural xyloquinones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phlorone

Origin

From xylo- + quinone.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: xyloquinone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.