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hydroxyquinoline

hydroxyquinoline noun: any of several isomeric phenols derived from quinoline, but especially quinolin-8-ol which is used as a chelating agent.

Noun

hydroxyquinoline (plural hydroxyquinolines)

  1. Any of several isomeric phenols derived from quinoline, but especially quinolin-8-ol which is used as a chelating agent

Forms of hydroxyquinoline

pluralhydroxyquinolines

Origin of hydroxyquinoline

From hydroxy + quinoline.

Words formed from hydroxyquinoline

Questions about hydroxyquinoline

What does hydroxyquinoline mean?
Hydroxyquinoline means any of several isomeric phenols derived from quinoline, but especially quinolin-8-ol which is used as a chelating agent.
What part of speech is hydroxyquinoline?
Hydroxyquinoline is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyquinoline?
The plural of hydroxyquinoline is hydroxyquinolines.

Words near hydroxyquinoline in the dictionary

  1. hydroxypyruvates
  2. hydroxypyruvic acid
  3. hydroxyquinol
  4. hydroxyquinolate
  5. hydroxyquinolates
  6. hydroxyquinoline
  7. hydroxyquinolines
  8. hydroxyquinone
  9. hydroxyquinones
  10. hydroxysafrole
  11. hydroxysodalite

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