MYZONTES
\mˈa͡ɪzɒnts], \mˈaɪzɒnts], \m_ˈaɪ_z_ɒ_n_t_s]\
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m[=i]-zon't[=e]z, n.pl. a class of vertebrates with an incomplete cartilaginous skull, no lower jaw, and pouch-like gills--including the lampreys and hags.--adj. and n. suctorial as the lamprey, belonging to the Myzontes. [Gr. myz[=o]n, myzontos, pr.p. of myzein, to suck.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.