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Definition of Pyridines
Pyridine Pyridine Pyr"i*dine, n. [From Gr. ? fire.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A nitrogenous base, C5H5N, obtained from the distillation
of bone oil or coal tar, and by the decomposition of certain
alkaloids, as a colorless liquid with a peculiar pungent
odor. It is the nucleus of a large number of organic
substances, among which several vegetable alkaloids, as
nicotine and certain of the ptoma["i]nes, may be mentioned.
See Lutidine.