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picoline definition

pico·line (pik′ō lēn′, -lin)

noun

any of three isomeric, colorless, strong-smelling, liquid bases, CH(CH)N, found in the oil produced by the dry distillation of bones and coal: used in insecticides, pharmaceuticals, resins, etc.

Etymology: < L pix (gen. picis), pitch + -ol + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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