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quinoline

quin·o·line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwin-l-een, -in]
    • /ˈkwɪn lˌin, -ɪn/
    • /kwˈɪnəlˌiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwin-l-een, -in]
    • /ˈkwɪn lˌin, -ɪn/

Definitions of quinoline word

  • noun quinoline a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, C 9 H 7 N, 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. 1
  • noun quinoline (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N. 1
  • noun quinoline an oily colourless insoluble basic heterocyclic compound synthesized by heating aniline, nitrobenzene, glycerol, and sulphuric acid: used as a food preservative and in the manufacture of dyes and antiseptics. Formula: C9H7N 0
  • noun quinoline any substituted derivative of quinoline 0
  • noun quinoline a colorless, liquid compound, C9H7N, 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 0
  • noun quinoline any of various derivatives of quinoline 0

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Origin of quinoline

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; quin(ine) + -ol1 + -ine2

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Parts of speech for Quinoline

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quinoline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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