KING'S MEN
\kˈɪŋz mˈɛn], \kˈɪŋz mˈɛn], \k_ˈɪ_ŋ_z m_ˈɛ_n]\
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A cabal, separating the court (of George III.) from the Administration, controlling the ministry, "intercepting the favour, protection, and confidence of the Crown,... coming between them and their importance in Parliament,... the whole system called the Double Cabinet" and "throwing everything more and more into the hands of the interior managers."-Burke, Present Discontents.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.