decahydroisoquinoline

UK/dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊaɪsəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/

noun

The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle, related to isoquinoline, composed of a cyclohexane ring fused to that of piperidine

Similar
perhydroisoquinoline
OriginEnglish isoquinoline ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr →
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Meanings

noundecahydroisoquinoline (plural decahydroisoquinolines)

plural decahydroisoquinolines

  1. chemistryThe saturated, bicyclic heterocycle, related to isoquinoline, composed of a cyclohexane ring fused to that of piperidine

    Synonyms: perhydroisoquinoline

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe saturated, bicyclic heterocycle, related to isoquinoline, composed of a cyclohexane ring fused to that of piperidine

Similar
perhydroisoquinoline

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  13. Englishhydro-
  14. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  15. Englishiso-
  16. Englishquinine
  17. Englishquinoline
  18. Englishisoquinoline
  19. Englishdecahydroisoquinoline

From deca- + hydro- + isoquinoline.

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