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.

Origin of piperidine

1850–55; < Latin piper pepper + -id3 + -ine1

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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-pĕrĭ-dēn′, pĭ- ]

n.

A strongly basic, colorless liquid from which certain phenothiazine antipsychotics are derived.