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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with
lepidine .
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- noun organic chemistry A
nitrogenous base of thequinoline series , C10H9N, extracted from coal-tarnaphtha as anoily liquid ; probably identical withlepidine .
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iridescent + Latin oleum oil.
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