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quinazoline

American  
[kwi-naz-uh-leen, -lin] / kwɪˈnæz əˌlin, -lɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, crystalline, heterocyclic compound, C 8 H 6 N 2 .

  2. any derivative of this compound.

Etymology

Origin of quinazoline

First recorded in 1885–90; quin(ine) + azole + -ine 2

Example Sentences

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The Indian patents office in 2007 refused patent protection to AstraZeneca's quinazoline molecule, citing lack of invention.

From Reuters

Natco and another domestic drugmaker, G. M. Pharma, had opposed the initial patent application for AstraZeneca quinazoline derivative.

From Reuters

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