thalline Meaning, Definition & Usage
Thal"line adjective
Definitions
(Bot.) Consisting of a thallus.
Thal"line noun
Etymology
Gr. a young shoot or branch.Definitions
(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 solution by certain oxidizing agents.
