English Explanatory Dictionary

leucol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. quinoline, an organic base obtained by the distillation of coal tar

Word forms

leucol

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leucol, coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge due to the colorlessness of its reactions. By surface analysis, leuco + ol.

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