Hydroquinone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydroquinone \Hy`dro*qui"none\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + quinone.]
     (Chem.)
     A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, obtained by the
     reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and
     metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also
     {dihydroxy benzene}.


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