lophine

noun

lo·​phine

ˈlōˌfēn,

-fə̇n,

ˈlä-

plural -s

: a crystalline nitrogenous base (C₆H₅)₃C₃HN₂ that emits light when a solution of it in warm alcoholic potassium hydroxide absorbs oxygen; 2, 4, 5-triphenyl-imidazole

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from loph- + -ine

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