methylethylpyridine

methylethylpyridine
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Etymology: methyl + ethyl + pyridine
: a liquid base C5H3N(CH3)(C2H5) that has a penetrating odor, is usually made by catalytic reaction of paraldehyde with ammonia, and is used chiefly in organic synthesis (as of nicotinic acid) — called also aldehyde collidine, aldehydine, collidine, 2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine

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  • aldehyde collidine — noun : methylethylpyridine …   Useful english dictionary

  • aldehydine — ˈaldəˌhīˌdēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary aldehyde + ine; originally formed as German aldehydin 1. : methylethylpyridine 2. : any of a class of solid bases containing the imidazole ring formed by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • collidine — ˈkäləˌdēn, də̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coll + idine : any of a number of organic bases C8H11N that are the trimethyl, methyl ethyl, and propyl homologues of pyridine, that are in general pungent oily poisonous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pyridine base — noun : any of several bases derived from pyridine and obtained with it as by products of the coking process or made synthetically compare collidine, lutidine, methylethylpyridine, picoline …   Useful english dictionary

  • 2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine — noun see methylethylpyridine …   Useful english dictionary

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