Definition of pyridine Pyridine

pyr•i•dine

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Noun

Plural: pyridines

pyridine - a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal

alkali, base a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture

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pyridine (Noun)
Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.

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pyridine (n.)
A nitrogenous base, C5H5N, obtained from the distillation of bone oil or coal tar, and by the decomposition of certain alkaloids, as a colorless liquid with a peculiar pungent odor. It is the nucleus of a large number of organic substances, among which several vegetable alkaloids, as nicotine and certain of the ptomaines, may be mentioned. See Lutidine.

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pyridine, noun, singular of pyridines.

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