oxine noun. ['ɒksi:n] E20.
[German Oxin, from Oxychinolin hydroxyquinoline.]
Chemistry. A crystalline phenol, C₉H₇NO, which forms water-insoluble complexes with many metal ions and is used in analysis and as a deodorant and antibacterial agent; 8-hydroxyquinoline.

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