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lophine

lophine noun: a nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde.

Noun

lophine (uncountable)

  1. A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde.
    • If we regard lophine as an ammono compound then the conversion of formula III into formula II is an example of the Cannizzaro reaction […]1927, Harold Henry Strain, Ammono Aldehydes and Ketones, page 62

Origin of lophine

Ancient Greek [Term?], referring to the long white crystalline tufts in which it is obtained.

Questions about lophine

What does lophine mean?
Lophine means a nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde.
What part of speech is lophine?
Lophine is a noun.

Words near lophine in the dictionary

  1. lophids
  2. lophiid
  3. lophiids
  4. lophiiform
  5. lophiiforms
  6. lophine
  7. lophiostomataceous
  8. lophirone
  9. lophirones
  10. lopho-
  11. lophobranch

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