piperidine

See also: pipéridine

English

Noun

piperidine (countable and uncountable, plural piperidines)

1. (organic chemistry) An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, formally derived by the hydrogenation of pyridine; many of its derivatives are alkaloids or pharmaceuticals

   Synonyms: azinane, perhydropyridine

Derived terms

• dimethylpiperidine
• piperidinyloxy

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哌啶 (paai³ ding⁶)

  Mandarin: 哌啶 (pàidìng)

• Japanese: ピペリジン (piperijin)
• Kazakh: пиперидин (piperidin)
• Korean: 피페리딘 (piperidin)