piperidine
[ pi-per-i-deen, -din, pahy-, pip-er-i- ]
/ pɪˈpɛr ɪˌdin, -dɪn, paɪ-, ˈpɪp ər ɪ- /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C5H11N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
Words nearby piperidine
piper,
piperaceous,
piperacillin,
piperacillin sodium,
piperazine,
piperidine,
piperine,
piperonal,
piperonyl butoxide,
pipes of pan,
pipestem
Example sentences from the Web for piperidine
If we introduce six hydrogen atoms into pyridine, we convert it into piperidine.
Piperidine hydrochlorate, also, when heated with excess of bromine to 180° C., yields dibrompyridine.
British Dictionary definitions for piperidine
piperidine
/ (pɪˈpɛrɪˌdiːn, -dɪn) /
noun
a colourless liquid heterocyclic compound with a peppery ammoniacal odour: used in making rubbers and curing epoxy resins. Formula: C 5 H 11 N
Medical definitions for piperidine
piperidine
[ pī-pĕr′ĭ-dēn′, pĭ- ]
n.
A strongly basic, colorless liquid from which certain phenothiazine antipsychotics are derived.