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(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine..
Use phlorone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phlorone means (organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine..
Common synonyms include xyloquinone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use phlorone where its definition matches the intended context.
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