adrenochrome

noun ad·re·no·chrome \ə-ˈdrē-nō-ˌkrōm\

Definition of ADRENOCHROME

: a red-colored mixture of quinones derived from epinephrine by oxidation

circa 1913

Medical Dictionary

noun ad·re·no·chrome \ə-ˈdrē-nə-ˌkrōm\

: a red-colored mixture of quinones derived from epinephrine by oxidation and yielding a product like melanin on further oxidation

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