Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A white crystalline phenol, C6H6O2, used as an antioxidant, photographic developer, stabilizer, and reagent.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A divalent phenol (C6H4 (OH)2) prepared by the oxidation of aniline and treatment of the quinol formed with sulphurous acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also dihydroxy benzene.

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  • noun organic chemistry The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.

Etymologies

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hydro- +‎ quinone

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Examples

  • Nail salons overflow with potent toxins; the women who work in them are overwhelmingly nonwhite, often Asian, with an average age of thirty-eight—which means many are of childbearing age.125 The skin-whitening products so popular in Asia frequently contain a carcinogen called hydroquinone, as well as the heavy metals chromium and mercury.126 And the hair relaxers aggressively marketed to African-American women are very toxic.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Nail salons overflow with potent toxins; the women who work in them are overwhelmingly nonwhite, often Asian, with an average age of thirty-eight—which means many are of childbearing age.125 The skin-whitening products so popular in Asia frequently contain a carcinogen called hydroquinone, as well as the heavy metals chromium and mercury.126 And the hair relaxers aggressively marketed to African-American women are very toxic.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Nail salons overflow with potent toxins; the women who work in them are overwhelmingly nonwhite, often Asian, with an average age of thirty-eight—which means many are of childbearing age.125 The skin-whitening products so popular in Asia frequently contain a carcinogen called hydroquinone, as well as the heavy metals chromium and mercury.126 And the hair relaxers aggressively marketed to African-American women are very toxic.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Nail salons overflow with potent toxins; the women who work in them are overwhelmingly nonwhite, often Asian, with an average age of thirty-eight—which means many are of childbearing age.125 The skin-whitening products so popular in Asia frequently contain a carcinogen called hydroquinone, as well as the heavy metals chromium and mercury.126 And the hair relaxers aggressively marketed to African-American women are very toxic.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • It turns out this kind of hydroquinone discussions are actually

    The Philippines According to Blogs 2010

  • A: Superficial chemical peels or using a topical lightening agent such as hydroquinone, retinoid, AHA, glycolic acid, etc, are other ways to treat your condition.

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  • Then by a miracle, the beetle develops the ability to produce hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide and mix them in his combustion chamber.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • These liquids together form a very concentrated mixture of 10 percent hydroquinone and 28 percent hydrogen peroxide.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • On top of that it must produce three highly concentrated chemicals: hydroquinone, hydrogen peroxide, and a catalyst.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • On top of that it must produce three highly concentrated chemicals: hydroquinone, hydrogen peroxide, and a catalyst.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

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