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leucoline

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leu⋅co⋅line

[loo-kuh-leen, -lin]
–noun Chemistry.
quinoline.

Origin:
1850–55; leuc- + -ol 1 + -ine 2

quin⋅o⋅line

[kwin-l-een, -in]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, C9H7N, having a disagreeable odor, occurring in coal tar, and usually prepared by oxidizing a mixture of glycerol and aniline: used as a solvent and reagent and to make dyes.
Also called leucoline.


Origin:
1835–45; quin(ine) + -ol 1 + -ine 2
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Main Entry: quin·o·line
Pronunciation: 'kwin-&l-"En
Function: noun
1 : a pungent oily nitrogenous baseC9H7N that is obtained usually by distillation of coal tar or by synthesis from aniline and is the parent compound of many alkaloids, drugs, and dyes
2 : aderivative of quinoline
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quinoline quin·o·line (kwĭn'ə-lēn', -lĭn)
n.
An aromatic organic base synthesized or obtained from coal tar and used as a food preservative and in making antiseptics.

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quinoline   (kwĭn'ə-lēn', -lĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
An aromatic organic liquid having a pungent, tarlike odor. Quinoline is a base and is obtained from coal tar or is synthesized. It is used as a food preservative and in making antiseptics and dyes. Chemical formula: C9H7N.
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