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pyridine

/ ˈpɪrɪˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
pyri-dine
IPA
/ ˈpɪrɪˌdin/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N.

Etymology

From German Pyridin.

Inflected Forms

pyridines (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylpyridine acylpyridine aminopyridine atevirdine bipyridine borapyridine bromopyridine cefaloridine chloropyridine clopidogrel cyanopyridine delavirdine

Phrases

nalidixic acid pyridoxine furopyridine

Questions

How do you pronounce pyridine?
The recorded pronunciation is / ˈpɪrɪˌdin/.
What does pyridine mean?
Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅N.
Where does pyridine come from?
From German Pyridin.

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