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 Piperidine - Definition 

Chemical structure of piperidine

Piperidine is a cyclic amine. The piperidine skeleton is present in piperine, the main active chemical agent in pepper (Piper sp.), therefore the name.

It is also a byproduct of burning phencyclidine (PCP).

It is also found in marijuana.

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