morpholine

morpholine

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morpholine (plural morpholines)

  1. (organic chemistry) A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications.

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  • tetrahydrooxazine

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