Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinoline

/ˈkwɪnəliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: quino-line
IPA: /ˈkwɪnəliːn/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.

Etymology

From quinine (“Cinchona bark”) + -oline.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -oline

Inflected Forms

quinolines (plural) chinoline (alternative)

Derived Forms

aminoquinoline benzoquinoline benzoquinolone bisquinoline cefquinome chloroquinoline cyanoquinoline decahydroquinoline diarylquinoline dihydroquinoline diiodohydroxyquinoline fluoroquinoline

Phrases

-quine -quinil quinoline yellow

Questions

How do you pronounce quinoline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪnəliːn/.
What does quinoline mean?: Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C₉H₇N.
Where does quinoline come from?: From quinine (“Cinchona bark”) + -oline.

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