quinoline

(kwinə lēn′, -lin)

noun

  1. 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
  2. any of various derivatives of quinoline

Origin: quin(ine) + -ol + -ine

See quinoline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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