quinone

A class of aromatic yellow compounds, some of which are biologically important as coenzymes, electron acceptors, or vitamins, and are also used in the production of dyes.

• 🌐مركّب عضوي حلقي غير متجانس يحتوي على مجموعتَي كربونيل متصلتين بحلقة سداسية من الكربون، وهو أصفر اللون. توجد أنواع منه في الطبيعة كأنزيمات مرافقة أو مستقبلات إلكترونات أو فيتامينات، وتُستخدم في صناعة الصبغات.

1. Aromatic compound C2 formal scientific

   Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds that are biologically important as coenzymes, electron acceptors, or vitamins, and are also used in making dyes.

   • Quinones play a crucial role in cellular respiration as electron carriers.
   • The synthesis of certain dyes relies on quinone derivatives.
   • Vitamin K is a biologically important quinone.

   🌐كينون

• quinones plural form
• quinones' possessive plural form
• quinone's possessive singular form