quinazoline
/kwɪˈnazəliːn/ /kwɪˈnazəlɪn/Chemistry
noun
A yellow, basic, crystalline solid, which has a bicyclic structure formed from fused benzene and pyrimidine rings; any substituted derivative of this.
- Formula: C8H6N2..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From quinoline, with inserted az-, after German Chinazolin.