carboline

English

Noun

carboline (plural carbolines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles, derivatives of which often have biological action, consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole.

Derived terms

• -carnil

 

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 咔啉 (kaa⁴ lam⁴)

  Mandarin: 咔唑 (zh) (kǎlín)

• Japanese: カルボリン (karuborin)
• Korean: 카르볼린 (kareubollin)

Anagrams

• Claiborne, barocline