vinylpyridine

noun

vi·​nyl·​pyridine

¦vīnᵊl+

: any of three liquid isomeric bases CH₂=CHC₅H₄N synthesized in various ways and used to introduce basic sites in polymer chains by copolymerizing with other vinyl-containing monomers (as acrylonitrile or styrene)

Word History

Etymology

vinyl + pyridine

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