quinazoline

[ kwi-naz-uh-leen, -lin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, heterocyclic compound, C 8 H 6 N 2 .
2. any derivative of this compound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinazoline¹

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

Example Sentences

The quinazoline crystallized out gradually on cooling was filtered out and recrystallized from dilute alcohol.

From Project Gutenberg

After five hours, the tube was taken out and the quinazoline crystallized out on cooling.

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