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
2.
any substituted derivative of quinoline
quinoline in American English
(ˈkwɪnəˌlin; ˈkwɪnəlɪn)
noun
1.
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