quinoline

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪnəliːn/

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Noun

quinoline (plural quinolines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.

Alternative forms

• chinoline (dated)

Derived terms

• aminoquinoline
• benzoquinoline
• benzoquinolone
• bisquinoline
• cefquinome
• chloroquinoline
• cyanoquinoline
• decahydroquinoline
• diarylquinoline
• dihydroquinoline
• diiodohydroxyquinoline
• fluoroquinoline
• haloquinoline
• hydroxychloroquinoline
• hydroxyquinoline
• iodochlorohydroxyquinoline
• iodoquinol
• iodoquinoline
• isoquinoline
• nitroquinoline
• oxyquinoline
• phenanthroline
• praziquantel
• pyrroloquinoline
• -quine
• quinil
• quinolinate
• quinolinemethanethiol
• quinolinemethanol
• quinoline yellow
• quinolinic
• quinolinium
• quinolinone
• quinolinyl
• quinolone
• quintiofos
• saquinavir

Translations

any of a class of hetercyclic compounds

• Catalan: quinolina f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 喹啉 (fui¹ lam⁴)

  Mandarin: 喹啉 (zh) (kuílín)

• Dutch: chinoline f
• Finnish: kinoliini
• Galician: quinoleína f
• German: Chinolin (de) n
• Italian: chinolina (it) f
• Japanese: キノリン (kinorin)
• Korean: 퀴놀린 (kwinollin)
• Portuguese: quinoleína f
• Spanish: quinoleína f, quinolina f