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Pyridine - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pyridine : (noun)
1: a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a
disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pyridine : \Pyr"i*dine\, n. [Based on Gr. ? fire.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A nitrogenous base, C5H5N, obtained from the distillation
of bone oil or coal tar, and by the decomposition of certain
alkaloids, as a colorless liquid with a peculiar pungent
odor. It is the nucleus of a large number of organic
substances, among which several vegetable alkaloids, as
nicotine and certain of the ptoma["i]nes, may be mentioned.
See Lutidine.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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