aldehydine
noun
al·de·hyd·ine
\¦al-də-¦hī-ˌdēn\
Definition of aldehydine
-s
2 : any of a class of solid bases containing the imidazole ring formed by condensing aldehydes with aromatic ortho-diamines
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Origin and Etymology of aldehydine
International Scientific Vocabulary aldehyde + -ine; originally formed as German aldehydin
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