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aldehydine

noun
al·​de·​hyd·​ine | \¦al-də-¦hī-ˌdēn\
plural -s

Definition of aldehydine 

1 : methylethylpyridine

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

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First Known Use of aldehydine

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for aldehydine

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

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