quinonoid

[ kwin-uh-noid, kwi-noh-noid ]
/ ˈkwɪn əˌnɔɪd, kwɪˈnoʊ nɔɪd /

adjective Chemistry.

of or resembling quinone.
Also quinoid, qui·noi·dal [kwi-noid-l] /kwɪˈnɔɪd l/.

Origin of quinonoid

First recorded in 1875–80; quinone + -oid

Words nearby quinonoid

quinoline, quinolone, quinone, quinone diimine, quinonimine, quinonoid, quinoxaline, quinq., quinquagenarian, quinquagenary, quinquagesima

British Dictionary definitions for quinonoid

quinonoid

quinoid

/ (ˈkwɪnəˌnɔɪd, kwɪˈnəʊnɔɪd) /

adjective

of, resembling, or derived from quinone

Medical definitions for quinonoid

quinonoid
[ kwĭn′ə-noid′, kwĭ-nō′- ]

adj.

Containing or resembling quinone.