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While the solvent cells are clearly derived from the exoskeleton membrane cells, the developmental origin of the novel benzoquinone-producing cells is still mysterious.
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Quanta Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Bombardier beetles spew irritating benzoquinones from their abdomens, and fire salamanders spray toxins from their glands over a foot away.
—National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
To create their spray, the beetles combine hydrogen peroxide with hydroquinones, which explodes into an irritating spray of benzoquinone.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
Quanta Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Bombardier beetles spew irritating benzoquinones from their abdomens, and fire salamanders spray toxins from their glands over a foot away.
—National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
To create their spray, the beetles combine hydrogen peroxide with hydroquinones, which explodes into an irritating spray of benzoquinone.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
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1872, in the meaning defined above
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benzoquinone
noun
ben·zo·qui·none
ˌben-zō-kwin-ˈōn 
-ˈkwin-ˌ
-ˈkwin-ˌ
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