Meanings
nounbenzoisoquinoline (plural benzoisoquinolines)
plural benzoisoquinolines
- chemistryA tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formed by fusion of a benzene ring with an isoquinoline
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
- Englishiso-
- Englishquinine
- Englishquinoline
- Englishisoquinoline
- Englishbenzoisoquinoline
From benzo- + isoquinoline.
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APA
benzoisoquinoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzoisoquinoline
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“benzoisoquinoline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzoisoquinoline. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzoisoquinoline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzoisoquinoline.
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