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decahydroquinoline

UK/dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/

decahydroquinoline noun: the bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids.

Noun

decahydroquinoline (plural decahydroquinolines)

  1. The bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids

Forms of decahydroquinoline

pluraldecahydroquinolines

Origin of decahydroquinoline

From deca- + hydro- + quinoline.

Questions about decahydroquinoline

What does decahydroquinoline mean?
Decahydroquinoline means the bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids.
What part of speech is decahydroquinoline?
Decahydroquinoline is a noun.
How do you pronounce decahydroquinoline?
Decahydroquinoline is pronounced /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of decahydroquinoline?
The plural of decahydroquinoline is decahydroquinolines.

Words near decahydroquinoline in the dictionary

  1. decahydrides
  2. decahydroisoquinoline
  3. decahydroisoquinolines
  4. decahydronaphthalene
  5. decahydronaphthalenes
  6. decahydroquinoline
  7. decahydroquinolines
  8. decahydroxy
  9. decahydroxyl
  10. decakatal
  11. decakatals

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