Etymology

bipyridine

B3I1P3Y4R1I1D2I1N1E1

Today it means: Any of six isomeric bicyclic heterocycles consisting of two pyridine molecules directly linked; their derivatives have many industrial applications. Full definition →

English pyridine ← German Pyridin ← Latin bi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. GermanPyridin
  7. Englishpyridine
  8. English todaybipyridine

From bi- + pyridine.

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