quinoline

[ kwin-l-een, -in ]

nounChemistry.
  1. 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.

Origin of quinoline

1
First recorded in 1835–45; quin(ine) + -ol1 + -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for quinoline

quinoline

/ (ˈkwɪnəˌliːn, -lɪn) /


noun
  1. an oily colourless insoluble basic heterocyclic compound synthesized by heating aniline, nitrobenzene, glycerol, and sulphuric acid: used as a food preservative and in the manufacture of dyes and antiseptics. Formula: C 9 H 7 N

  2. any substituted derivative of quinoline

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Scientific definitions for quinoline

quinoline

[ kwĭnə-lēn′, -lĭn ]


  1. 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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