Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, C10H14N2, prepared by the reduction of dipyridyl. It crystallizes in slender, very hydroscopic needles melting at 78° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous base, C10H14N2, isomeric with nicotine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
crystalline nitrogenous base , C10H14N2,isomeric withnicotine .
Etymologies
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iso- + nicotine
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_isonicotine_ C_ {10} H_ {14} N_ {2}, a physiologically active alkaloid, isomeric with the true nicotine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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