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plastoquinone

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plas′tō kwə nōn′, -kwin′ōn)

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plas•to•qui•none (plas′tō kwə nōn′, -kwin′ōn),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.

(chloro)plast or plast(id) + -o- + quinone 1955–60

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