English word thioquinone comes from English quinone, English thio-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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quinone | English (eng) | (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring. |
thio- | English (eng) | (chemistry) containing sulfur / sulphur, especially a compound in which oxygen has been replaced by this element. |
thioquinone | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of compounds formally derived from the quinones by replacing either, or both, of the oxygen atoms with sulfur. |