morpholine

mor pho line |ˈmôrfəˌlēn ˈmɔrfəlin | ▶noun Chemistry a synthetic compound used as a solvent for resins and dyes and (in the form of salts ) as an ingredient of emulsifying soaps used in floor polishes. [A cyclic amine; chem. formula: C 4 H 9 NO. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from morphine, with the insertion of the syllable -ol- (see -ol ).

morpholine

morpholine |ˈmɔːfəliːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a synthetic compound used as a solvent for resins and dyes and (in the form of salts ) as an ingredient of emulsifying soaps used in floor polishes. ●A cyclic amine; chem. formula: C 4 H 9 NO. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from morphine, with the insertion of the syllable -ol- (see -ol ).