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piperidine Definition

pi·peri·dine (pi per′i dēn′, -din; pip′ər i-)

noun

a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, (CH)NH, found in many alkaloids and obtained by reducing pyridine or by treating piperine with alkali: used in making rubber, oils, fuels, etc.

Etymology: < piperine + -ide + -ine

piperidine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • alkaloid: Nicotine and other piperidine alkaloids were reported by Gill et al.

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