decahydroquinoline

UK/dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/

noun

The bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids

OriginEnglish quinoline ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecahydroquinoline (plural decahydroquinolines)

plural decahydroquinolines

  1. chemistryThe bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids

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. Englishhydro-
  9. Englishquinine
  10. Englishquinoline
  11. Englishdecahydroquinoline

From deca- + hydro- + quinoline.

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decahydroquinoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decahydroquinoline

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Chicago

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