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pyridine
[ pir-i-deen, -din ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, flammable, liquid organic base, C 5 H 5 N, having a disagreeable odor, usually obtained from coal or synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonia: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
pyridine
/ ˈpɪrɪˌdiːn /
noun
- a colourless hygroscopic liquid with a characteristic odour. It is a basic heterocyclic compound containing one nitrogen atom and five carbon atoms in its molecules and is used as a solvent and in preparing other organic chemicals. Formula: C 5 H 5 N
pyridine
/ pĭr′ĭ-dēn′ /
- Any of a class of organic compounds containing a six-member ring in which one of the carbon atoms has been replaced by a nitrogen atom. Pyridines include compounds used as water repellents, herbicides, and various drugs. The pyridine ring structure is also part of many larger compounds, including niacin and nicotine.
- The simplest of these compounds, a flammable, colorless or yellowish liquid base having a penetrating odor. It is used as a solvent and waterproofing agent and in the manufacture of various drugs and vitamins. Chemical formula: C 5 H 5 N.
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Other Words From
- py·rid·ic [pahy-, rid, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyridine1
C19: from pyro- + -id ³ + -ine ²
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Example Sentences
It was filtered off and distilled with caustic soda, but the distillate did not contain pyridine.
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Most of these are of a basic character, and belong to the pyridine and the quinoline series.
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This reagent is added until the acid reaction has just disappeared and a faint smell of pyridine is perceived.
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The 1.5 diketones of this type, when heated with aqueous ammonia, form pyridine derivatives.
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This is not exactly the case with the higher groups of alkaloids—the derivatives of pyridine and quinoline.
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