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quinolinemethanol

quinolinemethanol noun: an alkaloid whose derivatives are used for a variety of pharmaceutical purposes, most notably quinine, which is used to treat malaria.

Noun

quinolinemethanol (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid whose derivatives are used for a variety of pharmaceutical purposes, most notably quinine, which is used to treat malaria.

Origin of quinolinemethanol

From quinoline + methanol.

Questions about quinolinemethanol

What does quinolinemethanol mean?
Quinolinemethanol means an alkaloid whose derivatives are used for a variety of pharmaceutical purposes, most notably quinine, which is used to treat malaria.
What part of speech is quinolinemethanol?
Quinolinemethanol is a noun.

Words near quinolinemethanol in the dictionary

  1. quinoline
  2. quinoline yellow
  3. quinolinedione
  4. quinolinemethanethiol
  5. quinolinemethanethiols
  6. quinolinemethanol
  7. quinolines
  8. quinolinic
  9. quinolinic acid
  10. quinolinic acids
  11. quinolinium

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