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pyr•i•dine
Pronunciation: (pir'i-dēn", -din), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless, flammable, liquid organic base, C
5H
5N, having a disagreeable odor, usually obtained from coal or synthesized from acetaldehyde and ammonia: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
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