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Webster 1913 Edition
Lophine
Loph′ine
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a tuft or crest of feathers.]
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, – whence its name.
Definition 2024
lophine
lophine
English
Noun
lophine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde.