Look up: Quinoline

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   quinoline
   C9H7N. Colourless oily refractive liquid; b.p.238°C. Very hygroscopic, disagreeable odour. Oxidised by alkaline permanganate to quinolinic acid (pyridine-2-dicarboxylic acid).Reduced by tin and hydrochloric acid to the tetrahydro-compound. Basic, gives stable salts with mineral acids, and quaternary ammonium compounds with alkyl halides (quinolinium salts).Occurs in the high-boiling fraction of c…
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   Quinoline
   Quin'o·line noun [ Quin ine + Latin ol eum oil + -ine .] (Chemistry) A nitrogenous base, C ₉ H ₇ N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of …
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   quinoline
   <chemistry> A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colourless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type. ... Alternativ …
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   Quinoline
   `Quinoline`, also known as `1-azanaphthalene`, `1-benzazine`, or `benzo[b]pyridine`, is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It has the formula C9H7N and is a colourless hygroscopic liquid with a strong odour. Aged samples, if exposed to light, become yellow and later brown. Quinoline is only slightly soluble in cold water but dissolves readily in hot water and most organic solvents. Quinoline is mainly used as an building block to other sp...
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   quinoline
   (kwin´o-lēn) an amine or alkaloid derivable from quinine, coal tar, and various other sources, which has antiseptic, antipyretic, and antimalarial properties.
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   Quinoline
   • (n.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.Quinoline: words in t...
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   quinoline
   any of a class of organic compounds of the aromatic heterocyclic series characterized by a double-ring structure composed of a benzene and a ... [1 related articles]
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   quinoline
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kwin′ō-lēn, -lin Definitions: 1. A volatile nitrogenous base obtained by the distillation of coal tar, bones, alkaloids, and other substances; a basic structure of many dyes and drugs; also used as an antimalarial. 2. One of a class of alkaloids based on the quinoline (1) structure. Synonyms: chinoleine, leucoline &n...
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