| QUINOLONE | • quinolone n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline. • quinolone n. (Medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure. • QUINOLONE n. any of a group of antibiotics used esp. against infections of the urinary or respiratory tracts. |
| QUINONOID | • quinonoid adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or having the structure of a quinone. • quinonoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound that resembles a quinone but in which the >C=O groups are replaced… • QUINONOID adj. like a quinone. |
| QUINOLONES | • quinolones n. Plural of quinolone. • QUINOLONE n. any of a group of antibiotics used esp. against infections of the urinary or respiratory tracts. |
| BENZOQUINONE | • benzoquinone n. (Organic chemistry) Either of the two isomeric forms of the simplest quinone, C6H4O2, or any of their… • BENZOQUINONE n. quinone. |
| HYDROQUINONE | • hydroquinone n. (Organic chemistry) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic… • HYDROQUINONE n. another name for quinol. |
| BENZOQUINONES | • benzoquinones n. Plural of benzoquinone. • BENZOQUINONE n. quinone. |
| HYDROQUINONES | • hydroquinones n. Plural of hydroquinone. • HYDROQUINONE n. another name for quinol. |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | • phylloquinone n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PLASTOQUINONE | • plastoquinone n. (Biochemistry) a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis. • PLASTOQUINONE n. a plant substance that is related to vitamin K and plays a role in photosynthetic phosphorylation. |
| SOMNILOQUENCE | • somniloquence n. The act of talking in one’s sleep. • SOMNILOQUENCE n. talking in one's sleep. |
| PHYLLOQUINONES | • phylloquinones n. Plural of phylloquinone. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PLASTOQUINONES | • plastoquinones n. Plural of plastoquinone. • PLASTOQUINONE n. a plant substance that is related to vitamin K and plays a role in photosynthetic phosphorylation. |
| SOMNILOQUENCES | • SOMNILOQUENCE n. talking in one's sleep. |
| SOMNILOQUISING | • somniloquising v. Present participle of somniloquise. • SOMNILOQUISE v. to talk in one's sleep, also SOMNILOQUIZE. |
| SOMNILOQUIZING | • somniloquizing v. Present participle of somniloquize. • SOMNILOQUIZE v. to talk in one's sleep, also SOMNILOQUISE. |
| APPROPINQUATION | • appropinquation n. The act of drawing near; an approach. • APPROPINQUATION n. approach. |
| COUNTERQUESTION | • counterquestion n. A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another. • COUNTERQUESTION n. a question in response to another question. |
| FLUOROQUINOLONE | • fluoroquinolone n. Any of a class of antibiotics (fluoro derivatives of quinolone) derived from nalidixic acid. |