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]