Quinoline is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C9H7N. It is a colorless hygroscopic liquid with a strong odor. 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 itself has few app...
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• (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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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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<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. ... Alternati...
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(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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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 certai...
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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, le...
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Derived from coal tar and used to make dyes.
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a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, CHN, 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
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