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Definition of Picoline

1. n. Any one of three isometric bases (C₆H₇N) related to pyridine, and obtained from bone oil, acrolein ammonia, and coal-tar naphtha, as colorless mobile liquids of strong odor; -- called also methyl pyridine.

Definition of Picoline

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Picoline

1. Any one of three isometric bases (C6H7N) related to pyridine, and obtained from bone oil, acrolein ammonia, and coal-tar naphtha, as colourless mobile liquids of strong odour. Synonym: methyl pyridine. Origin: L. Pix, picis, pitch + oleum oil + -ine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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