Definition
喹 (kuí) is a character that appears almost exclusively in chemical terms borrowed from Western science, most notably 喹啉 (kuílín, 'quinoline'). It has no standalone meaning in modern Chinese and is only used as part of compound words, especially in organic chemistry.
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used in chemical terms such as 喹啉 (quinoline)
Examples
- 喹啉。kuí lín shì yī zhǒng zhòngyào de yǒujī huàhéwù.Quinoline is an important organic compound.
- 喹啉。Zhè zhǒng yàowù hányǒu kuí lín jiégòu.This drug contains a quinoline structure.
- 喹啉C9H7N。kuí lín de fēnzǐ shì shì C9H7N.The molecular formula of quinoline is C9H7N.
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