pyridine

Definitions of pyridine
  1. noun
    a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal
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    types:
    triphosphopyridine
    a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups
    type of:
    alkali, base
    any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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