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Quinone Compound
Definition 1
A class of organic compounds with the base structure of quinone, an aromatic benzene molecule containing a double ketone functional group. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Hydrocarbon rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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