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Coridine
Co′ri-dine
(k?′r?-d?n; 104)
, Noun.
[From L.
cortium
leather.] A colorless or yellowish oil,
C10H15N
, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel’s oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also
corindine
.] Definition 2024
coridine
coridine
English
Alternative forms
- corindine
Noun
coridine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A colourless or yellow oil (C10H15N) found in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base homologous with pyridine.
- (organic chemistry) Any of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type.