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quinone vs ubiquinone

ubiquinone vs quinone

quinone and ubiquinone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quinone Yes No No No
ubiquinone Yes No No No
As nouns, ubiquinone is a hyponym of quinone; that is, ubiquinone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quinone:
  • quinone: any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
  • ubiquinone: any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
Other hyponyms of quinone include coenzyme Q.
quinone (noun) ubiquinone (noun)
any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration
Difference between quinone and ubiquinone

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