piperidine

See also: pipéridine

English

Etymology

From piper + -idine.

Noun

piperidine (countable and uncountable, plural piperidines)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, formally derived by the hydrogenation of pyridine; many of its derivatives are alkaloids or pharmaceuticals
    Synonyms: azinane, perhydropyridine

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