cryptidine

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noun

One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₁N.

OriginAncient Greek κρυπτός →
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Meanings

nouncryptidine (countable and uncountable, plural cryptidines)

plural cryptidines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryOne of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C₁₁H₁₁N.
  2. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several substances metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρυπτός
  2. Englishcryptidine

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós) + -idine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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