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chinoline|ˈkɪnəlaɪn| [f. china3 + L. ol-eum oil + -ine.] A tertiary amine C9H7N (belonging to the series CnH2n-11N), an oily fluid, obtained by the distillation of quinine or cinchonine with potassium hydroxide; and also by the dry distillation of coal. chinoline-blue, a fine blue colour produced by dissolving in alcohol the black resinous precipitate obtained from a mixture of chinoline oil, iodide of amyl, and caustic soda.
1853Pharmac. Jrnl. XIII. 134 The sulphates of..chinoline, picoline..are..insoluble. 1864Reader 8 Oct. 450 Chinoline blue. 1883Nature XXVII. 288 Two isomerous bodies, Chinoline and Chinoleine. 1883–4Med. Ann. 14/1 Chinoline..is a transparent, colourless, mobile oil. |