n. [ It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another. ] (Min.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series of alkaloids. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Pole a stick. ]
n. [ Sinapis + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base,
a.