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Definition of: hydroquinone
(hī′drō·kwi·nōn′) noun Chem.
A white crystalline compound, C6H4(OH)2, derived from quinone: used in medicine as an antiseptic and antipyretic, and in photography as a developing agent. Also hy′dro·quin′ol (-kwin′ōl, -ol).
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