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Definition of Hydroquinone

1. n. 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.

Definition of Hydroquinone

1. Noun. (organic compound) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol. ¹

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Medical Definition of Hydroquinone

1. 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. Synonym: dihydroxy benzene. Origin: Hydro-, 2 + quinone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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