lutidine

L1U1T1I1D2I1N1E1

noun

Any of several dimethyl derivatives of pyridine, but especially 2,6-dimethyl pyridine that occurs in coal tar.

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Meanings

nounlutidine (countable and uncountable, plural lutidines)

plural lutidines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several dimethyl derivatives of pyridine, but especially 2,6-dimethyl pyridine that occurs in coal tar.

Origin

Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Anderson in 1851 as a contracted anagram of toluidine, with which the compounds share their empirical formula

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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