hydroquinone
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noun \ˌhī-drō-kwi-ˈnōn, -ˈkwi-ˌnōn\Definition of HYDROQUINONE
: a white crystalline strongly reducing phenol C6H6O2 used especially as a photographic developer, as an antioxidant and stabilizer, and in medicine to remove pigmentation from hyperpigmented areas of skin
Origin of HYDROQUINONE
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1872
hy·dro·qui·none
noun \-kwin-ˈōn, -ˈkwin-ˌōn\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HYDROQUINONE
: a bleaching agent C6H6O2 used topically to remove pigmentation from hyperpigmented areas of skin (as a lentigo or freckle)
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