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Webster 1913 Edition
Juglone
Ju′glone
,Noun.
[L.
jugl
ans 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
. Definition 2024
juglone
juglone
English
Noun
juglone (countable and uncountable, plural juglones)
- (organic chemistry) An allelopathic aromatic compound found in the leaves, roots, husks, and bark of plants in the Juglandaceae family, particularly the black walnut, used as a colouring agent.
Derived terms
- hydroxyjuglone