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qui·no·noid
or quin*oid adj : resembling quinone : esp : having a structure characterized by a benzene nucleus containing two instead of three double bonds within the nucleus and two external double bonds attached to the nucleus either at ortho or para positions (as in the two carbonyl groups of quinones) .
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