Etymology

pyridine

P3Y4R1I1D2I1N1E1

Today it means: Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N. Full definition →

German Pyridin
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  1. German · borrowed fromPyridin
  2. German · borrowed fromPyridin
  3. English todaypyridine

From German Pyridin.

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