quinhydrone
[ kwin-hahy-drohn, kwin-hahy-drohn ]
/ kwɪnˈhaɪ droʊn, ˈkwɪnˌhaɪ droʊn /
noun Chemistry.
a dark green, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C12H10O4, used in solution, together with a platinum wire, as an electrode (quinhy·drone elec·trode).
Origin of quinhydrone
First recorded in 1855–60;
quin(ine) +
hydr(oquin)one
Words nearby quinhydrone
quindecennial,
quindecillion,
quine,
quinella,
quinestrol,
quinhydrone,
quinic acid,
quinidine,
quiniela,
quinine,
quinine water