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Hydroquinone vs Quinolone - What's the difference?

hydroquinone | quinolone |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between hydroquinone and quinolone

is that hydroquinone is (organic compound) the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol while quinolone is (organic compound) any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.

As nouns the difference between hydroquinone and quinolone

is that hydroquinone is (organic compound) the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol while quinolone is (organic compound) any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.

hydroquinone

English

(wikipedia hydroquinone)

Noun

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

    • quinolone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
  • (medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.

    • Related terms

    * fluoroquinolone

    External links

    * ("quinolone" on Wikipedia)