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pyridine

DEFINITIONS OF: pyridine

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n a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal

Types:
triphosphopyridine
a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups
Type of:
alkali, base
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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