Definition of piperidine
: a toxic liquid heterocyclic base C5H11N that has a peppery ammoniacal odor and is obtained usually by hydrolysis of piperine
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Origin and Etymology of piperidine
International Scientific Vocabulary piperine + -idine
First Known Use: 1854
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