'Juglone' definitions:

Definition of 'Juglone'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]