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n. [ Cinnamic + quinoline. ] A nitrogenous organic base, C8H6N2, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. crin hair, L. crinis. ] 1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lana wool + oleum oil. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin tissues generally. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Using or knowing only one language; as, monolingual speakers; a monolingual dictionary. Opposite of multilingual. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Oxy- (b) + quinoline. ] (Chem.) Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, -- called also carbostyril. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Quinine + L. oleum oil + -ine. ] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type. [ Written also chinoline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]