leucoline

[ loo-kuh-leen, -lin ]
/ ˈlu kəˌlin, -lɪn /

noun Chemistry.

quinoline.

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Origin of leucoline

First recorded in 1850–55; leuc- + -ol1 + -ine2

Words nearby leucoline

leucocratic, leucocyte, leucocytosis, leucodepleted, leucoderma, leucoline, leucoma, leucomaine, leucon, leucopenia, leucoplakia
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