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nucin

Juglone \Ju"glone\, n. [L. juglans the walnut + -one.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance ( C10H6O3) resembling quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut ( Juglans regia); -- called also nucin. Chemically, it is 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione.

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nucin

n. juglone