carbostyril
/ˌkɑːbə(ʊ)ˈstʌɪrɪl/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline compound produced by the oxidation of quinoline; any of the substituted derivatives of this compound, some of which have pharmacological activity.
- Carbostyril is a bicyclic lactim, systematic name 2-hydroxyquinoline. Formula: C9H7NO..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Chemical Gazette. From French carbostyrile from carbo- + -styril (in styriline a base analogous to aniline: 1852 in the article cited above; from styr- (in styrole) + -iline (in aniline)).
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