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pyridine definition

pyri·dine (pir′ə dēn′, -din)

noun

a flammable, colorless or pale-yellow liquid base, CHN, having a sharp, penetrating odor: it is produced in the distillation of coal tar or bone oil and is used in the synthesis of vitamins and drugs, as a solvent, etc.

Etymology: pyr- + -id + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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