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Definition of: parvoline
(pär′və·lēn, -lin) noun Chem.
An oily liquid, C9H13N, obtained either as a ptomaine in decaying flesh or as a product of the destructive distillation of certain shales and coals. Also par′vo·lin (-lin). [<L parvus small + (QUIN)OLINE; so named because of its low volatility]
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