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pyridine

pyr·i·dine
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pir-i-deen, -din]
    • /ˈpɪr ɪˌdin, -dɪn/
    • /pˈɪrɪdˌiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pir-i-deen, -din]
    • /ˈpɪr ɪˌdin, -dɪn/

Definitions of pyridine word

  • noun pyridine 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. 1
  • noun pyridine 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: C5H5N 0
  • noun pyridine a flammable, colorless or pale-yellow liquid base, C5H5N, 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. 0
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Origin of pyridine

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; pyr- + -id3 + -ine2

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Parts of speech for Pyridine

noun
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pyridine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • amrinone

    a potent substance, C 10 H 9 N 3 O, used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.

  • brompheniramine

    a substance, C 16 H 19 BrN 2 , used as an antihistamine in the management of various allergies, as hay fever.

  • phenazopyridine

    a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.

  • picoline

    any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.

  • pyrazinamide

    a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

  • sulfapyridine

    a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
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