English Explanatory Dictionary

pyridine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N.

Pronunciation

/ ˈpɪrɪˌdin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pyridine.wav

Word forms

pyridine pyridines

Etymology

Etymology tree German Pyridinbor. English pyridine From German Pyridin.

Derived words

acetylpyridine acylpyridine aminopyridine atevirdine bipyridine borapyridine bromopyridine cefaloridine chloropyridine clopidogrel cyanopyridine delavirdine dihydropyridine dimethylpyridine dipyridil dipyridine disopyramide fluoropyridine iodopyridine methylpyridine nalidixic acid naphthylvinylpyridine nitropyridine nonabine pentafluoropyridine picoplatin pirbuterol polypyridine pralidoxime pyridinediyl pyridinic pyridinium pyridinyl pyridostigmine pyridoxine furopyridine pyridyl sulfapyridine terpyridine tetrahydropyridine trimethylpyridine zolpidem
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