carboline

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noun

Any of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles, derivatives of which often have biological action, consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole.

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Meanings

nouncarboline (plural carbolines)

plural carbolines

  1. chemistryAny of four isomeric tricyclic heterocycles, derivatives of which often have biological action, consisting of a pyridine ring fused with the five-membered ring of an indole.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 咔啉
  • 咔啉 (kaa⁴ lam⁴)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 咔唑
  • 咔唑 (kǎlín)organic compound
Japanese カルボリン
  • カルボリン (karuborin)organic compound
Korean 카르볼린
  • 카르볼린 (kareubollin)organic compound

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Claibornebarocline
Cite this entry
APA

carboline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboline

MLA

“carboline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboline.

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