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oxalethyline

oxalethyline noun: a nitrogenous base, C₆H₁₀N₂, obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick clear oil with a strong odour and a physiological action resembling that of atropine.

Noun

oxalethyline (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A nitrogenous base, C₆H₁₀N₂, obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick clear oil with a strong odour and a physiological action resembling that of atropine.

Origin of oxalethyline

From oxalic + ethyl + -ine.

Questions about oxalethyline

What does oxalethyline mean?
Oxalethyline means a nitrogenous base, C₆H₁₀N₂, obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick clear oil with a strong odour and a physiological action resembling that of atropine.
What part of speech is oxalethyline?
Oxalethyline is a noun.

Words near oxalethyline in the dictionary

  1. oxaldehyde
  2. oxaldehydes
  3. oxaldihydrazone
  4. oxaldihydrazones
  5. oxalemia
  6. oxalethyline
  7. oxalic
  8. oxalic acid
  9. oxalic anhydride
  10. oxalidaceous
  11. oxaliferous

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