Complete Definition of "kairine"

English

Etymology
From the Greek kairos ("the right time").

Noun
en-noun

  1. chemistryA derivative of tetrahydro-quinoline (C10H13NO?). It was used as an antipyretic.

References
Medical Record, by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress), June 5 1886, page 647.1

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