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Definition of Phlorone

1. n. A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; -- called also xyloquinone.

Definition of Phlorone

1. Noun. (organic compound) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine. ¹

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Medical Definition of Phlorone

1. A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odour, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine. Synonym: xyloquinone. Origin: Phlorol + quinone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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