QUINOLINE


Meaning of QUINOLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwi-nə-ˌlēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary quin ine + -ol (III) + -ine (II)

Date: 1845

1. : a pungent oily nitrogenous base C 9 H 7 N obtained usually by distillation of coal tar or by synthesis from aniline that is the parent compound of many alkaloids, drugs, and dyes

2. : a derivative of quinoline

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