TWO-FACED
\tˈuːfˈe͡ɪsd], \tˈuːfˈeɪsd], \t_ˈuː_f_ˈeɪ_s_d]\
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marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
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having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past; "Janus the two-faced god"
By Princeton University
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.