coridine

C3O1R1I1D2I1N1E1

noun

A colourless or yellow oil (C₁₀H₁₅N) found in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base homologous with pyridine.

OriginLatin cortium →
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Meanings

nouncoridine (uncountable)

alternative corindine

  1. uncountablechemistryA colourless or yellow oil (C₁₀H₁₅N) found in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base homologous with pyridine.
  2. uncountablechemistryAny of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type.

Origin

  1. Latincortium“leather”
  2. Englishcoridine

From Latin cortium (“leather”), referring to its odour.

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Anagrams

cerioniddicerion
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APA

coridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coridine

MLA

“coridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coridine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coridine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coridine.

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