QUINOLIN
\kwˈɪnəlˌɪn], \kwˈɪnəlˌɪn], \k_w_ˈɪ_n_ə_l_ˌɪ_n]\
Definitions of QUINOLIN
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: chinolin. An oily alkaline liquid, (C9H7N). Its occurrence as a decomposition product of quinin led to its use in efforts to produce quinin synthetically, which, though unsuccessful in that aim, led to the discovery of numerous synthetics. Q. is very poisonous.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).