terpyridine

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noun

A tricyclic heterocycle consisting of three linked pyridine rings; it is a tridentate ligand

OriginEnglish pyridine ← German Pyridin →
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Meanings

nounterpyridine (countable and uncountable, plural terpyridines)

plural terpyridines

  1. uncountablechemistryA tricyclic heterocycle consisting of three linked pyridine rings; it is a tridentate ligand
  2. countablechemistryAny substituted derivative of this compound

Origin

  1. Englishter-
  2. GermanPyridin
  3. Englishpyridine
  4. Englishterpyridine

From ter- + pyridine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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