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leucol

leucol noun: quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar.

Noun

leucol (uncountable)

  1. (dated) quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar

Origin of leucol

Borrowed from German Leucol, coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge due to the colorlessness of its reactions. By surface analysis, leuco + ol.

Questions about leucol

What does leucol mean?
Leucol means quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar.
What part of speech is leucol?
Leucol is a noun.

Words near leucol in the dictionary

  1. leucogranitic
  2. leucojum
  3. leucojums
  4. leucokinin
  5. leucokinins
  6. leucol
  7. leucoline
  8. leucolytic
  9. leucoma
  10. leucomaine
  11. leucomaines

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