quinoline
noun
- a colorless, liquid compound, CHN, obtained by the destructive distillation of bones, coal tar, and various alkaloids, or by synthesis: it is used in making antiseptics, dyes, etc. and as a solvent
- any of various derivatives of quinoline
See quinoline in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kwĭnˈə-lēnˌ, -lĭn)
noun An aromatic organic base, C9H7N, having a pungent tarlike odor, synthesized or obtained from coal tar, and used as a food preservative and in making antiseptics and dyes.
Learn more about quinoline
link/cite
print
suggestion box