aldehydine

noun

al·​de·​hyd·​ine

¦al-də-¦hī-ˌdēn

plural -s

1

: methylethylpyridine

2

: any of a class of solid bases containing the imidazole ring formed by condensing aldehydes with aromatic ortho-diamines

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary aldehyde + -ine; originally formed as German aldehydin

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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