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    COENZYME Q

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respirationplay

    Synonyms:

    coenzyme Q; ubiquinone

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("coenzyme Q" is a kind of...):

    coenzyme (a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes)

    benzoquinone; quinone (any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes)

    Domain category:

    biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)

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