copellidine

noun

co·​pel·​li·​dine

kōˈpeləˌdēn,

kəˈ-,

-də̇n

plural -s

: any of several liquid bases C₈H₁₇N; hexahydro-collidine

Word History

Etymology

from International Scientific Vocabulary collidine, after such pairs as International Scientific Vocabulary pyridine: piperidine; originally formed as German kopellidin

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