phlorone
English
Etymology
Blend of phlorol + quinone
Noun
phlorone (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine.
Synonyms
- xyloquinone
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for phlorone in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)