"hydroquinone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/ Forms: hydroquinones [plural]
Etymology: From hydro- + quinone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hydro|quinone}} hydro- + quinone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hydroquinone (countable and uncountable, plural hydroquinones)
  1. (organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol. Wikipedia link: hydroquinone Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: anilinohydroquinone, benzohydroquinone, furylhydroquinone, hydronaphthoquinone, iodohydroquinone, tertiary butylhydroquinone, xylohydroquinone Translations (the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene): hidroquinona [feminine] (Catalan), 氫醌 /氢醌 (qīngkūn) (Chinese Mandarin), 對苯二酚 /对苯二酚 (duìběn'èrfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Hydrochinon [neuter] (German), hidrokinon (Hungarian), 하이드로퀴논 (haideurokwinon) (Korean), 히드로퀴논 (hideurokwinon) (Korean), hidroquinona [feminine] (Portuguese), hidroquinona [feminine] (Spanish), ไฮโดรควิโนน (Thai)

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