thal|line

thal|line
thal|line «THAL ihn, -een», noun.
a white, crystalline base yielding salts used as antipyretics. Formula: C10H13NO
[< Greek thallós a green shoot + English -ine2 (because its spectrum is marked by a green band)]

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  • pro|thal|line — «proh THAL yn, ihn», adjective. of, like, or belonging to a prothallium …   Useful english dictionary

  • thal — alec·i·thal; an·oph·thal·mia; an·oph·thal·mos; an·oph·thal·mus; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aux·i·thal; buph·thal·mic; buph·thal·mos; buph·thal·mum; can·thal; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; claus·thal·ite; de·le·thal·ize; ed·ri·oph·thal·ma;… …   English syllables

  • line — acer·vu·line; ace·tyl·cho·line; adren·a·line; ae·o·line; aj·ma·line; al·ka·line; ami·no·phyl·line; amyg·da·line; apol·line; aq·ui·line; are·co·line; ben·ga·line; ber·yl·line; bi·loc·u·line; bomb·line; bow·line; bunt·line; cab·al·line;… …   English syllables

  • thalline — thal·line …   English syllables

  • prothallium — pro•thal•li•um [[t]proʊˈθæl i əm[/t]] n. pl. thal•li•a [[t] ˈθæl i ə[/t]] bot the gametophyte of ferns and related plants • Etymology: 1855–60; < Gk pro II+thallíon, dim. of thallós young shoot; see ium II pro•thal′li•al, pro•thal′lic,… …   From formal English to slang

  • C10H13NO — Thalline Thal line, n. [Gr. ? a young shoot or branch.] (Chem.) An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white crystalline substance, {C10H13NO}, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; so called from the green color… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thalline — Thal line, n. [Gr. ? a young shoot or branch.] (Chem.) An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white crystalline substance, {C10H13NO}, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; so called from the green color produced in its …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thalline — Thal line, a. (Bot.) Consisting of a thallus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thallium — /thal ee euhm/, n. Chem. a soft, malleable, rare, bluish white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; at. wt.: 204.37; at. no.: 81; sp. gr.: 11.85 at 20°C. [1860 65; < NL,… …   Universalium

  • thallium — thal|li|um [ˈθæliəm] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek thallos new green plant part ; because it has a bright green line in its spectrum] a soft blue white metal that is poisonous, used in ↑photoelectric cells and to kill rats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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